Go Back  Offshoreonly.com > General Discussion > Classic Offshore
best offshore race in the 80's >

best offshore race in the 80's

Notices

best offshore race in the 80's

Thread Tools
 
Old 03-01-2011, 11:16 PM
  #1  
Registered
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 452
Received 9 Likes on 6 Posts
Default best offshore race in the 80's

A single race or two you would watch over and over and why its your top choice.
Thanks again
my choices:
Treasure Cat bahamas 1986 (race that set the speeds climbing for years to come.
Key west worlds 1987 set the pinical to what offshore race was.
Scott

Last edited by chewiekw; 03-01-2011 at 11:19 PM.
chewiekw is offline  
Old 03-02-2011, 10:40 AM
  #2  
Registered
iTrader: (2)
 
MidOcean's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Lake Norman/ Cornelius, NC
Posts: 1,630
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 2 Posts
Default

Key West Worlds, 81...
MidOcean is offline  
Old 03-02-2011, 10:55 AM
  #3  
Registered
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Freehold, NJ
Posts: 1,397
Received 15 Likes on 8 Posts
Default

89' World's in AC, big turn out of international boats, celebs, capitalists, casinos & BIG water!
HabanaJoe is offline  
Old 03-02-2011, 10:57 AM
  #4  
Registered
iTrader: (1)
 
lucky strike's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Pompano Beach, Florida
Posts: 8,962
Received 482 Likes on 162 Posts
Default

1979 Bacardi trophy race Miami.
One of the roughest races I've ever been in.
lucky strike is offline  
Old 03-02-2011, 01:04 PM
  #5  
Registered
 
boatme's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Spring Lake, Michigan
Posts: 4,031
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Default

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3xr-3gVEEw[/youtube]

HOME TOWN
boatme is offline  
Old 03-02-2011, 01:29 PM
  #6  
Registered
 
CIG3's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Grand River, Ohio
Posts: 2,278
Likes: 0
Received 10 Likes on 9 Posts
Default

1989 Worlds AC
Rough, True Offshore

2000 Worlds St. Pete largest factory boat classes ever.
21 F-1 boats
15+ F-2 boats
Great racing
CIG3 is offline  
Old 03-02-2011, 01:43 PM
  #7  
Registered
iTrader: (3)
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: chicago
Posts: 11,332
Received 71 Likes on 39 Posts
Default

anyone know anything about the 38 Fountain #55 around 45 seconds in the video boatme posted???
MILD THUNDER is offline  
Old 03-02-2011, 02:05 PM
  #8  
PHIL
VIP Member
 
Phil M's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Spring Lake,NJ, - Stuart Fla
Posts: 410
Received 6 Likes on 5 Posts
Default

All of 1985 - Sarasota was wild - Drag racing of Superboats - in big seas - something we wont see again either !

1989 Battle on the Seas from Key West

1996 Key West Championships - our last production


so many more - too

Phil
Phil M is offline  
Old 03-02-2011, 02:25 PM
  #9  
Registered
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Shark River Hills, NJ
Posts: 274
Received 31 Likes on 10 Posts
Default

Not sure if it was 82 or 83. But it was Key West and El Boss was pedal to the metal over the reef. Some went inside, some went outside, Willy just took the shortest route.
smokeybandit is offline  
Old 03-02-2011, 03:09 PM
  #10  
Gold Member
Gold Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Norwalk, CT
Posts: 232
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by CIG3
1989 Worlds AC
Rough, True Offshore

2000 Worlds St. Pete largest factory boat classes ever.
21 F-1 boats
15+ F-2 boats
Great racing
Actually I think the F-2 boat count was more like 27! The first turn was INCREDIBLE!

I still prefer big-water races, however, like the 1989 Worlds in AC.

Tom
Total Marine
TGC-32 is offline  


Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.