Cigarette racing #17...?
02-22-2010, 03:28 PM
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Cigarette racing #17...?
Ended up with a rather cool & special jacket from ebay. The jacket has lots of embroides, and the one on the back is this.
Any info on this boat???
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Any info on this boat???
02-22-2010, 04:06 PM
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This was Jerry Jacoby's Boat... originally called the Ajac Hawk, the Cigarette after winning the 81 world championships... then Fabrge' Super Brut after being bought by Craig Berry. Great boat.
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02-22-2010, 04:25 PM
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If you are interested in that era of racing, you may enjoy this book..
http://www.amazon.com/Mid-Ocean-T-Ra...541091&sr=1-11
http://www.amazon.com/Mid-Ocean-T-Ra...541091&sr=1-11
02-22-2010, 04:47 PM
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And; OH YEAH! I`m interested!!!
Went to my first offshore race in -86 and has been an offshore fan since then. Love these old boats. Could never afford any of these beauties, so I ended up with models. So far I have the 1987 "Colibri" (60", one-of-a-kind) and the 1974 Miss Embassy (62", extremly rare) as rc models. Soon I will also have a huge scale C.U.V 41-hull in my "collection", that probably will end up as Gancia dei Gancia or Annabella.Also have a Skater 399 (57") ready to be rigged with staggered & Arnesons...and 9 other offshore class gas & nitro racers...
Hmm... maybe if had`nt spent all my money on models, I could have had a real one...
I`ll buy that book! Thanks again! You guys are the Wikipedia of offshore for sure.
Edit: Oh, sorry... Now I realized it; you`re the editor?
I`ve heard alot of the stories from that era, but from the reviews I just has to read this! Guess it was an exiting time in many ways back then. 
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