Originally Posted by Smarty (Post 3283404)

Thank you, compliment accepted.

Stephen "Smarty" Jones

Originally Posted by fast fun 2 (Post 3283406)

46 Skater is King ...btw your boat is gorgeous!

Originally Posted by JO - PANTERABOATS (Post 3283322)

The new Pantera 41' built for Ocean Dragon racing team did NOT have "catastrophic" damage done to it. It did not break apart and sink.

As a matter of fact we are very proud of the entire team on what they accomplished at the Cowes race weekend back in early September. They took a very impressive 2nd place "overall" on Friday's Cowes 100 race only to Fabio Buzzi in his 4 engine 46' foot diesel powered race boat with twice the horsepower and a much heavier boat.

On Sunday the team went out in brutal sea conditions in the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes race and were in the front again to the half way point battling with Buzzi when drive damage occured to the # 6 drives and 5 blade props and the team had to call it quits. Remember this Pantera 41' is only powered by twin 525 EFI Mercs. In a field of over 30 boats including many legendary rough water boats with much more horsepower the Pantera was way out front giving a strong challenge to Buzzi.

By the way this was not the first event for this boat. We actually went to the sardinia, Italy G.P.S. event.

We have offered the team to repair secondary lamination as needed here at our factory but with the long distance between England and the U.S. it is a challenge.Either way it could be repaired here in the U.S. or in England.

The good thing about fiberglass it is all repairable.These things happen when you are taking the equipment to the extreme and really going for it like this team did !!!!

Most of the top custom powerboat manufactures have experienced some type of lamination failure in racing.That is just part of it.

Hopefully they will be out racing again this 2011 season.

Jo - Pantera Boats

Originally Posted by fast fun 2 (Post 3283340)

I think so yes lol

Originally Posted by JO - PANTERABOATS (Post 3283322)

On Sunday the team went out in brutal sea conditions in the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes race and were in the front again to the half way point battling with Buzzi when drive damage occured to the # 6 drives and 5 blade props and the team had to call it quits. Remember this Pantera 41' is only powered by twin 525 EFI Mercs. In a field of over 30 boats including many legendary rough water boats with much more horsepower the Pantera was way out front giving a strong challenge to Buzzi.

We have offered the team to repair secondary lamination as needed here at our factory but with the long distance between England and the U.S. it is a challenge.Either way it could be repaired here in the U.S. or in England.


Hopefully they will be out racing again this 2011 season.

Jo - Pantera Boats

Originally Posted by boatme (Post 3283513)

another one across the pond but man what ugly colors

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DKQGpz07Is&NR=1

Originally Posted by Catmando (Post 3283433)

I love watching Team Apache and the other big heavy Apaches out on the racecourse stomping down the water and humbling bigger boats in 4-8s and bigger seas. Not many Vs can run with them in big water even now.