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Old 06-20-2011 | 10:09 PM
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Rough water...the real deal!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAeUqU5L6bo

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Old 06-20-2011 | 10:32 PM
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Didn't Bobby S. get a Skull fracture in an Apache cat (I think Cougar built them)?
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Old 06-20-2011 | 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by GLH
Yup X2...

Look at the V-ee's here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNLt2jH19Sg



Cats can't hack the big stuff???






Oh Behaaavvveeee...







Remember Jim... don't feed the trolls...
Great vid!! I wish I had some old ESPN stuff when we race in Argentina in 1999 or so. It was 6 + that day in some places
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Old 06-20-2011 | 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by MidOcean
Yes I have. Cougars though.. not the more modern Skater. Although, in the cougars we stood. I would love to see you guys run some of the courses we ran in the 80's. You and I both know it's not going to happen.
I ran a 28 Skater to Bimini this year. Never know what you'll get. It was a fun run!!
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Old 06-20-2011 | 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Comanche3Six
Rough water...the real deal!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAeUqU5L6bo
Cool vid as well!!
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Old 06-21-2011 | 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by FREEDOM US1
I ran a 28 Skater to Bimini this year. Never know what you'll get. It was a fun run!!
Why didn't you run yours? 28's awful small in the Atlantic you were lucky...
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Old 06-21-2011 | 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Comanche3Six
Wouldn't that be some great offshore race! The water size in Atlantic City 2010 would be perfect! Apache Heritage with some modern Mercury Racing 1350's & M8 drives (Richie Powers & the original crew would be the best!) A 46 race Skater with the same power ( Jim "Freedom US1" & crew would be the best choice!) And of course Fabio Buzzi in his diesel monster! Now that's real Offshore Racing with the top guys!.....
That works for me. 6-8s with some 10s thrown in to wake the guys up! I would pay money to watch that.
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Old 06-21-2011 | 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Catmando
That works for me. 6-8s with some 10s thrown in to wake the guys up! I would pay money to watch that.
We have a 46' Skater and one spectator. That's a start!
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Old 06-21-2011 | 06:11 AM
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1st place, potential treacherous rain storm, almost bad conditions making this one of the baddest V bottoms in the new Millennium between 11/2008 and 11/2008....Yeah!!! we made it....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO3G2Ng7qek&NR=1

do you see any cats around...

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Old 06-21-2011 | 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Jassman
1st place, potential treacherous rain storm, almost bad conditions making this one of the baddest V bottoms in the new Millennium between 11/2008 and 11/2008....Yeah!!! we made it....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO3G2Ng7qek&NR=1

do you see any cats around...
hahahaha! Great vid. You guys were lucky no one got hurt!
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