Recent content by littlenige

Charlie - was the boat ever completed? Thanks.

"Incidentally,the boat was drawn by a Vosper employee who was the first to join Don Shead,and this knowledge of alloy hulls was used to build Miss Enfield etc in 1969 and then further in time the Alitalia boats from Picchiotti and the CUV boats. So it all started from Flying Fish." Nothing like...

Sell it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe someone with the cash can restore it to a classic racing livery from the 70's?

A work of art. I hope the piston motors perform well and for a good length of time. Those turbines were extremely reliable but I have to agree with Donskhip, nothing like the sound of a couple of big blocks!

Thanks Charlie for your views. I guess the further away we get from the old school days, the less interest there will be in re-igniting the true offshore nature of what racing was all about back then, even if it's for just the odd race here and there. Good luck with everything - I hope that the...

http://vimeo.com/34407487

This teaser vid is of a DVD being put together in the UK - high definition footage from last years event. Can't wait to see the final DVD!:- http://vimeo.com/28408999

C35 I take your point. Rat - yes. In fact it may be the only really 'big' race left on the planet! It's only thanks to a lot of behind the scenes people that the event takes place at all, otherwise it would disappear very quickly. It amazes me that there are enough keen people left in Europe who...

Just an observation. As an englishman who was lucky enough to witness the big anniversary race in Cowes a couple of years ago as a spectator (along with the effort that a lot of people made to be part of it), I am amazed that the country that, let's face it, is the true home of the sport (USA)...

Rat I'm pretty sure there was only one but I stand to be corrected. The pic at top is clearly the same boat as took part at Cowes (Sm Racer). Is there video of it somewhere where the commentator described it as being of aluminium contruction? There have been quite a few gaffs over the years by...

Just found a few pics of this Cowes Torquay winning boat, plus a couple of shots of it in a later guise in KW, where as Olli says it delaminated......

Would love to see a class 1 version! Boat looks great in the flesh!

2011 Cowes Torquay Cowes second place overall, only some 8 seconds behind the winner! 1st in class. Another great result it has to be said.

Defo Buzzi hull. I need Graham (Flying Fish) to confirm the story on this one! All the same boat?

Pic from Offshore Worldwide magazine...............