Cowes 50th Anniversary 2010
10-02-2009 | 07:47 AM
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Reunion Appeal
On the 16th of October a reunion of competitors drivers and associated participants in the COWES TORQUAY POWERBOAT RACES 1961-2001 will take place on the Hamble.
If anyone is aware of the whereabouts of person or persons who were part of this legendary race and feel that they should be aware of the Reunion, would they please advise contact numbers and names asap to [email protected]
or
[email protected]
Many Thanks
Mike
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If anyone is aware of the whereabouts of person or persons who were part of this legendary race and feel that they should be aware of the Reunion, would they please advise contact numbers and names asap to [email protected]
or
[email protected]
Many Thanks
Mike
COPOC
12-23-2009 | 03:27 PM
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The Harmsworth Trophy
The BPRC are delighted to announce that The British International Harmsworth Trophy will be competed for at The British Powerboat Festival 2010 to be held at Cowes from August 25th.
The 2010 winner of the Harmsworth Trophy will have competed in the UIM BPRC Marathon World Cup and completed the Cowes 100 & The Cowes Torquay Cowes courses with the fastest average speeds.
The Trophy was commissioned by Sir Alfred Harmsworth, presented first in 1903, and has had a rich history of competitors and winners.
The Earl of Normanton, Chairman of the Trustees of The Harmsworth Trophy, said from his home Somerley, in Hampshire: "Here is a quote from a London newspaper in 1904. 'Had any shipbuilder been asked, say five years ago, to build a 40' launch capable of running at 20 knots and upwards he would have declared the problem an impossible one. Yet this has already been accomplished and makers are looking to even better results with improved body design and methods of construction.' This quote probably delighted Sir Alfred Harmsworth because it was for this very reason that he commissioned and donated this famous trophy to the sport. There is no doubt that over the last 100 years or so of racing, the British International Harmsworth Trophy has achieved its goal with the development of the Motor Torpedo Boat used in the war being designed as a direct result of racing for this prize.
The 2010 UIM Marathon Boats will be racing in monohulls, capable of speeds in excess of 100mph in rough water conditions. Today, the fastest speed ever achieved on water is an astonishing 317mph by Australian Ken Warby. We've come a long way on water since the first race in 1903."
The 2010 winner of the Harmsworth Trophy will have competed in the UIM BPRC Marathon World Cup and completed the Cowes 100 & The Cowes Torquay Cowes courses with the fastest average speeds.
The Trophy was commissioned by Sir Alfred Harmsworth, presented first in 1903, and has had a rich history of competitors and winners.
The Earl of Normanton, Chairman of the Trustees of The Harmsworth Trophy, said from his home Somerley, in Hampshire: "Here is a quote from a London newspaper in 1904. 'Had any shipbuilder been asked, say five years ago, to build a 40' launch capable of running at 20 knots and upwards he would have declared the problem an impossible one. Yet this has already been accomplished and makers are looking to even better results with improved body design and methods of construction.' This quote probably delighted Sir Alfred Harmsworth because it was for this very reason that he commissioned and donated this famous trophy to the sport. There is no doubt that over the last 100 years or so of racing, the British International Harmsworth Trophy has achieved its goal with the development of the Motor Torpedo Boat used in the war being designed as a direct result of racing for this prize.
The 2010 UIM Marathon Boats will be racing in monohulls, capable of speeds in excess of 100mph in rough water conditions. Today, the fastest speed ever achieved on water is an astonishing 317mph by Australian Ken Warby. We've come a long way on water since the first race in 1903."
