Am I the only one that wonders who was SHOOTING that video?

I love Evolution too...but I will say we got tossed out of the boat a lot less when we were still on all fours....there are some negatives to this upright walking Evolution thing the young'uns forced on us.

But yeah, pass that pipe this way...AND the coffee too...in the old days that is what we called "Designer Drugs" .... LOL

Cheers,

Dave

At the expense of ruffling those of "us" futuristic types, I'd rather hear tales of yesteryear than those about some high horsepower "offshore" boat running a timed mile on some lake.

Sorry, running laps on a closed circuit has never interested me, no disrespect to those that undertake that pursuit. Maybe the "me's" are on to something considering the lack of support for the sport today.

Wasn't it Jay from Naples...or maybe it was Sharkey?? :-)

But Yeah, I wondered the same thing...also wondered if it was "Movie Magic" or not.

Regardless, it is a reflection of what it can be like in the REAL Offshore World.

Great point!!!

I think it was the last 2 times getting chucked out of the F2 Cig that scrambled my wiring a bit who knows or who cares BUT awww forget it whats the point!!!!!

The point is....stop doing this...

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Pass it please!

The thing I love about Brownie, is that he always has his priorities in order....note above, that he Capitalized the word BIKINI.

And here is a shot of Sammy James that he speaks about....doing his thing back when the waves were much smaller, as we can see here......a picture is worth a zillion words.

Please don't tell me you moved the bungee from the shift side to the Throttle side..... :-)

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Charlie,

No matter how many times I see that shot, it is still great to see. THANKS!

Wish we could find the original and enhance it...would make a great poster !!

Cheers,

Dave

Nothing like a boat being picked up on radar at the control tower! :coolcowboy:

Could you imagine what that shot would look like if it was taken from "water level" like the original ones in this thread....would put a whole new perspective on it!!

OH wait...I forgot that was Real Offshore, so I doubt there was anyone else (not racing) that far "offshore" to have taken the "water level" shot... :-)

On a serious note, it is such a great shot that truly shows the nature of men and machines against the Ocean back then.

Seems peaceful, almost "heavenly", to see it like that...

BUT, I would loved to have seen the landing! :eek:

YES, the waves were definitely bigger. We also had to run the whole course uphill in the snow with no shoes on.

At a time when 60-70 was "fast" those things may have seemed a million miles from necessary.

I am willing to bet the guys running 150+++ today have just as big a set as your "yesteryear" friends. The difference is they can come home in one piece, still breathing, from MUCH more serious incidents than your "elders".

Don't knock the advancements, your "big balls" guys would've used anything to feel safer and go faster if it was available.

Now, me and my few years of experience will crawl back in my hole so you can ask WTF do I know. :party-smiley-004:

Agree 100%... I have respect for all that have raced and those that still do, no matter the decade.

Cheers,

Dave

Old vs. new
 

I think that anyone who goes 200 mph in a frickin' boat has a set of titanium stones. Even the girls..........

Just to bump the thread, & give my own experience with Nauti Kitty; he has ran ALL of his boats 18ft-41ft Donzis, Cigarettes, Sutphens, Skaters, Sabers, etc, in some of the biggest, scariest water that Lake Michigan has rolled out. I've personally been with him & his boys 5-6 times in water that destroyed other boats along for the ride, & Nauti's equipment showed no signs of giving in.

He is also a hell of a driver in rough conditions, due to the vast experience he's given himself by running those waters 3-4 times a week for years when time allowed. I remember him calling many times on WEDNESDAY's at work, getting ready to go "tackle some 4-6's" by himself for a few hours just for fun.

I'm not here to exaggerate because I've ran my share of what would be considered big water in my 38 Cigarette & 368 Skater in the ocean, Great Lakes, & even some rough lakes around the country like loto.

Nauti Kitty would be the first person I'd jump in with for an offshore run to the Key's with a hurricane approaching given the chance.

As far as Sutphens go: I'm guessing out of hilarity, he has not mentioned that he owned & ran one of the fastest Sutphens on the water through all of the conditions listed above, so his opinions are based on first hand experience in the nicest equipment money can buy from all of the top brands.

Nauti Kitty could be known as one of the kings of running true offshore waters when they are at their worst. I've experienced it with him, & a slew of others through my years of performance boating, & he is no joke or exaggeration of any kind when it comes to these discussions.

He lives real life offshore boating, and not internet or 1940's offshore boating.

Long live Ancestral Spirit!

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After spending last night with the OFF participants last night, and in years past, getting to know the Odell Lewises, the Brownies, Bobby Saccente, Rich Lhrs etc. I can honestly say offshore racers of today and yesterday are all cut from the same cloth and I am a huge fan of them and the racers of today.

Scotty B

GREAT I got it, after the 1st pic LMAO. thats like the 02 cape cod race where race boats broke bottoms and I blew my bolster a part, cracked the dash holding on haha. you don't have to go far off a coast to find rough water.:coolcowboy:.:coolcowboy: now to read and look at the rest.

Had a lot of fun watching Geico caveman V hull let it all hang out in the final race. Wish there were some pictures of that. Really nice to of met Scott at the parade saturday. Hope I can make it again next year.

Can I get an amen?

AMEN !!!

Truth is ,, That wether it was in 1956 or 2011
All these ,and those competitors ran on the edge with what they had or have now .:musik010:

( except Ken Warby he,s on his own planet ,no one will come near his record for a long time to come . IMO )

[QUOTE=CigDaze;3532218]Awesome shots!!! You go, guys.
There are those of us who write the future and then there are those who write history books; they are the same people who just simply don't know how to cope with the expiration of their relevance and they are sadly relegated to languishing in the dismal past.

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that just about covers every man in every sport since time began .

It,s a disease called aging, You will probably catch it as well
I hope
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BLee Thanks for the kind words and right back at ya. You still own my personal best for fastest ride ever in your capable hands.

I was thinking the other day during a different thread about people going out in rough water ect and all you racers can surely attest to this. Even though I love going out in big waves I always have the opportunity to dial it back, change course and just in general push it as far as I am comfortable with considering my skills and my boat Racers dont have that luxury. They go in the direction they need to go regardless of the conditions as fast as they can and that can make big waves far more dangerous than the same waves we weekend boaters run. It gives every one of them the title of big balls champs regardless whether they are running 60-70 in smaller boats or 150 in the big dogs. Hats off to the skills all of you possess to make that commitment now and in the past.
As a side note, although I have never raced and never will I have met and watched a lot of racers and ask any of them that have ever raced on Lake Michigan, Huron and Erie and they probably have a story about the waves. Not a 133 feet mind you but fairly significant nontheless.


NK

Do some of them seem "bitter"? :D :drink: :drink::drink::drink::drink:

You are such a s-disturber.

It's one of your more admirable qualities.:drink:

What? :D :drink::drink::drink:

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Brownie at work.

Wow big water just like the old days!Hard to tell from the video but were the arm pits hairy?:evilb:

Wow I was told 140 feet!:eek:

Rough water, rough guys
 

Remember in the movie, "The Perfect Storm", in the last couple of minutes of the movie, whe the Andrea Gale was climbing the vetrical face of the big wave? If you looked real close, on the back side of that wave, Odell Lewis and Mel Riggs were fishing in a 14' skiff............

:drink: Funny!! Great water by the way! Keep kicking butt!

In the spirit of cooperation between the ages may I say that I agree with each of you........

Except the dumb ones.

T2x

Brownie you are easily the funniest part of this thread. Thanks for the laughs and for being a part of such a cool sport!

Yes..I agree.

In this spirit we are resurrecting Brownies 14 ft Jersey speed skiff and powering it with a single 4000 hp turbine and racing it from Miami to the Bahamas around Long Island past Point Pleasant and back to Miami. Where we will be greeted by 79 virgins cheering our return from our high seas adventure.

Aren't Jersey Speed Skiffs 16 feet long.. Still it would be a great ride

Yes...however, after our last skiff adventure.....

there is only 14 ft left.

Good luck finding the virgins in Miami !! :evilb:


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I hear you