Originally Posted by 78CIG24 (Post 3532171)

Probably not...there was sometimes just a heck of a lot more of them in a row, for much greater distances, when racing truly "Offshore". :-)

Of course in reality, the "waves" everyone discusses here aren't really "WAVES"....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7ASvFEmMuk

Regardless, GREAT PICS and THANKS for sharing!!

Originally Posted by sean stinson (Post 3532959)

I guess the point is that EVOLUTION has taken its course in offshore racing and no matter if you race long or short rough phucking water is rough phucking water....God I need some coffee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:kiss::kiss::kiss:

Originally Posted by Wildman_grafix (Post 3532976)

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

Originally Posted by 78CIG24 (Post 3532977)

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

Originally Posted by 78CIG24 (Post 3532977)

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

Originally Posted by sean stinson (Post 3533004)

... who knows or who cares BUT awww forget it whats the point!!!!!

Originally Posted by BROWNIE (Post 3532861)

I wrote a story several years ago for Hot Boat magazine (One of several rags that I was able to put out of business) about the dawn of OCEAN powerboat racing: The opening line was "The original batch of modern day offshore racers was a rough group. Tobacco stained teeth missing, tattooed, hairy, muscles bulging, scraggly beards, brawling, nasty, cussing, and that was just the women!

Bear in mind that neither the Bikini nor the racing jump suit had been invented at that point. Racing uniforms were usually bear skins, and in Odell Lewis's case, the bear was still in it! My first raceboat was a hollowed out missionary.... but I ramble. THE AVERAGE WAVE HEIGHT IN THE 1956 NASSAU RACE WAS 133 FEET, AND THAT WAS IN THE FLATS! If you don't believe me, ask Sammy James.

Originally Posted by sean stinson (Post 3533004)

I think it was the last 2 times getting chucked out of the F2 Cig that scrambled my wiring a bit

Originally Posted by Top Banana (Post 3533015)

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.

Originally Posted by Top Banana (Post 3533015)

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.