Originally Posted by JP-8
(Post 3689599)
Ride the White Horses is probably the best-filmed offshore race I've ever seen. Very cinematic.
My favourite of these.. when the driver of the winning boat "Happens" to be a Finn... a Flying Finn that is. |
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Originally Posted by CAL500
(Post 3685825)
Thanks Mr Olli ,levi's designs were fantastic,but using wood in offshore wide body designs were hard to keep together . even mr satullo's gara in wood sank in the 80's.
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Originally Posted by h2oboater
(Post 3689669)
Here is some pic's of the Gara on that eventful day, before and after.. I believe the year was around 1974 75 though. :party-smiley-004:
sonny miller thanks |
Originally Posted by JP-8
(Post 3689599)
One of the most interesting threads to come along in a while. Kudos, Sprink!
The history of offshore racing is, by far, the most obscure of all motorsports. A shame, too, as it is arguably the most interesting. For the true history buff, there's nothing like watching the old films from back in the day. One of my favorites is the 1963 Cowes Torquay. Lots of Levi designs in this one. The 1968 Bahamas 500 race 1972 Cowes - this one is unique for the lack of commentary and features many close-ups of the boats. Ride the White Horses is probably the best-filmed offshore race I've ever seen. Very cinematic. |
Originally Posted by JP-8
(Post 3689599)
One of the most interesting threads to come along in a while. Kudos, Sprink!
The history of offshore racing is, by far, the most obscure of all motorsports. A shame, too, as it is arguably the most interesting. For the true history buff, there's nothing like watching the old films from back in the day. One of my favorites is the 1963 Cowes Torquay. Lots of Levi designs in this one. The 1968 Bahamas 500 race 1972 Cowes - this one is unique for the lack of commentary and features many close-ups of the boats. Ride the White Horses is probably the best-filmed offshore race I've ever seen. Very cinematic. |
Originally Posted by sprink58
(Post 3690217)
Thanks JP...I come up with stuff that is ...I guess is as interesting to others as it is to me. I remember reading little bits and pieces about this sport when I was a kid in the '60's pouring through the pages of Popular Science and Popular Mechanics. Now I'm talking to the guys that were doing all the cool stuff that I was reading about.:evilb:
sad but a lot of races in the US were not filmed much around that time. The first Benihana grand prix , i have not found any films. sonny miller |
Originally Posted by sprink58
(Post 3690217)
Thanks JP...I come up with stuff that is ...I guess is as interesting to others as it is to me. I remember reading little bits and pieces about this sport when I was a kid in the '60's pouring through the pages of Popular Science and Popular Mechanics. Now I'm talking to the guys that were doing all the cool stuff that I was reading about.:evilb:
I started poking around here back in 2003, and I've never seen any other member so well-versed in Formula's early Porter years. Those Popular Science and Popular Mechanics articles are still available. Some great reading. Here's a boating magazine article on the '65 Cowes race.
Originally Posted by CAL500
(Post 3691074)
Thanks for that post,I raced at cowes in the 60's with merrick lewis in a 28 thunderbird and in the Bahama 500 with doc magoon in a 27 magnum ob and again with bob rautbord in a 36 cig Fino red. I have really enjoyed those films.
sad but a lot of races in the US were not filmed much around that time. The first Benihana grand prix , i have not found any films. sonny miller It is a shame that the sport has drifted so far from the early days of what was essentially a self-financing R&D program of sorts. Those early races are particularly fascinating in their (initial) emphasis on advancing the design of high performance cabin cruisers. I could never understand why the concept never made it to mass production in America. The Fairey Huntsman would have been a home run in the States. Much as I appreciate a nicely proportioned flat-decked sport boat, I would sooner have a trunk cabin deck on top of a Deep-V hull with some stout power. Am I correct in assuming that the Thunderbird 283 was just an extended 233? Looking at that photo in the 1965 Cowes race, the strake placement appears identical. Aside from the '68 Bahamas 500 film, I've never seen another race from the 60's in the US. I would love to see some of the Miami-Nassau races from that time. I had always assumed someone must of had an 8mm rolling on shore or in a chopper. Strange that no one thought to film it. |
Originally Posted by JP-8
(Post 3691218)
Your threads always manage to be some of the most fascinating.
I started poking around here back in 2003, and I've never seen any other member so well-versed in Formula's early Porter years. Those Popular Science and Popular Mechanics articles are still available. Some great reading. Here's a boating magazine article on the '65 Cowes race. Three isn't much I wouldn't give to have been there. You guys are a dying breed that we probably won't see the likes of again. It is a shame that the sport has drifted so far from the early days of what was essentially a self-financing R&D program of sorts. Those early races are particularly fascinating in their (initial) emphasis on advancing the design of high performance cabin cruisers. I could never understand why the concept never made it to mass production in America. The Fairey Huntsman would have been a home run in the States. Much as I appreciate a nicely proportioned flat-decked sport boat, I would sooner have a trunk cabin deck on top of a Deep-V hull with some stout power. Am I correct in assuming that the Thunderbird 283 was just an extended 233? Looking at that photo in the 1965 Cowes race, the strake placement appears identical. Aside from the '68 Bahamas 500 film, I've never seen another race from the 60's in the US. I would love to see some of the Miami-Nassau races from that time. I had always assumed someone must of had an 8mm rolling on shore or in a chopper. Strange that no one thought to film it. |
Sonny,
Tell us about your first encounter with Merrick Lewis. Jeff |
Originally Posted by hallj
(Post 3692340)
Sonny,
Tell us about your first encounter with Merrick Lewis. Jeff |
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