I dont think the Velden Racing F1-V8 boats was shorter than the Second Effort boats.
This is Francois Salabert's #3 Velden/Benson&Hedges/Johnson F1-V8 in Lyon, France 1985.
The #15 is Canada's Mark Rotharmel in a Burgess/Evinrude V8.



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