You said a mouthful Jackie—Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
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You said a mouthful Jackie—Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
did the crossing on a tankfull, more like the Blue Riband but they didnt award it as they said it was a private yachtQuote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Enough, How about some piccies of the poor old VAC 1 that was a CAT that sank within sight of the finish. A catamaran would of been far more impressive an achievement.
Morning Pilgrim!Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
OK, but the tank did hold ten thousand gallons !
I was under the impression that the only criteria for qualifying in the BLUE RIBAND was ——“ you must have at least one paying passenger”.
But, seeing as how this is a “POSH” award——-five will get you ten it’s one of those——- YOUR FACE HAS TO FIT AWARDS ,!
We still have a bit of that sort of thing over here——— don’t think they’d ever allow me into the hallowed halls of “THE SQUADRON”. (Facetious example of course).
New one on me TT——- how ‘bout that—— 87 and still learning new stuff every day——- WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD WE LIVE IN ?Quote:
Originally Posted by techteam
Yes I remember reading at the time about paying passengers so they were eligible but seems not?Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
The big aussie built cats received it.
Perhaps they should have said G&T's on the outside deck every evening to qualify?
You know what Pilgrim——- when you’re THAT rich——— you can make your own rules——— bit like the AGA KHAN AND SHEIKH MUHAMMAD——- they even made racehorses run faster !Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
Horse produces enough semen at one jump to sire a hundred foals ——— charge $50,000 a pop and you got a nice little earner ?
On a gentle roll this morning—— Gene reckons There was a shedload of Naviquip on board Gentry’s Eagle !
Well ive been up to my fetlocks in SatNavs today—— plus a bit of artists licence—— even TG would have been impressed.
Not forgetting the Arneson ——- afraid there’s only one on this particular concept!
show you close of play Friday just how far I’ve come—— apparently it’s Easter this weekend ——- most folk make it a Friday to Tuesday inclusive bank holiday here in the UK—— we got visitors Monday and a family barbecue Sunday——— I’ll be hard pushed to get two full days in.
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Had this old chunk of hardwood which was once a door sill——— made the Gentry eagle out of it.
Radar ball is the yellow out of a snooker set.
My only picture--Quote:
Originally Posted by techteam
--and confusing for sure
This was taken right after the $500K Miami/NY Race--July, 1985----George Morales the winner--( in a a catamaran)--
Sir Richards Cougar Catamaran in the background---designed by Peter Birkett
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Only know what Pruett told me about the “ dodgy” side of offshore——- Morales owed Parkinson a large bag of gold——— but he was in clink at the time——- Parky said he paid him every last cent plus a bonus.Quote:
Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM
There was an awful lot of slush money being used under the radar of OFFSHORE.
PRUETT ran a yellow Maserati when he was with Ballesteros——- always had lots of the ready—— at home in Sarasota he was poor as as a church mouse.
Transatlantic crossing will always be a challenge————— fine for cruise liners——- hard for even a hundred plus foot raceboat traveling around Eighty !
Well, it is bloody Thursday innit ?
Did the car boot—— picked up a couple of useful bits—— solid day in the shop, should get shedloads done !
Isnt it amazing the vanity of polititians—— Suddendly, in 48 hours——- there’s a “BILLION”. EUROS in the pot to rebuild NOTRE DAME , and a nondescript French President who has never done one single useful thing in his life up to now——- spouting how he can rebuild the cathedral in five years!
What a total dingleberry——— it took 200 years to construct——— its fifty percent destroyed——- but Magic Miracle Man Macron is going to do it in five years.
There were thousands of craftsmen in those days. 800/900 years ago——- today there’s only a handful with the ability to rebuild the NOTRE Dame.
Cathedral was closed for over fifty years in the nineteenth century because it was deemed unfit to let people inside——- great big chunks have been falling off it ever since.
Its been falling down for years—— French are notorious for letting historic buildings go to ruin—-
all of a sudden they’re seen to be heritage heroes .
There’s been riots in the streets of Paris every weekend for the past year and Macron has done nothing.
Five will get you ten when he’s booted out of office, he’ll wind up as curator of the rebuild NOTRE Dame billion euro fund——- in a paid capacity of course.
the French just cant admit to themselves that France is broke as in the cupboard is bare.
The EU prints money and gets negative growth, they havent written the book on that one yet
Very true Pilgrim——- but they’re bloody good at blind mans buff and “ WOULD I LIE TO YOU”Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
Like all good magicians, a distraction can make way for an amazing trick.
Wonder if they got the MONA LISA out—— or was it lost in the inferno and wound up in a private collection somewhere ? Russia - China - Korea—- Dubai. .?
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I have never sen this boat before Gene——- but it’s everything a concept constructor could wish for ( except the paint job —— that’s going to be a stone bitch !
So, what can you tell me about it ?
Says it’s a 47’ Apache——- looks to me like an offshoreboat should—— it just has to work !
Six wateri injected exhausts——- please don’t tell me it’s got three lumps !
im just not good enough to make legs that small and get away with it !
It had to Be, as one of the hardwood blanks looked just like an ’ “ Apache “. after I’d finished fernagling !