Cowes Classic Offshore Powerboat Race 2014 takes place on Sunday August 31 from Cowes on the Isle of Wight. OSO members Jeff Hall & Christian Toll once again are racing in the Classic Dry Martini Cigarette. The Cowes Classic 2014 Offshore Powerboat Race is due to start off Egypt Point in Cowes this year for the first time in 10 years. Recognised as one of powerboating’s toughest challenges, the 210-mile classic has been taking place annually since 1961.

I imagine OSO's only Paul Buckner will be on hand watching from his pantera..... Sounds like a sweet race to catch...

A guy I knew owned that boat 30 some years ago.
He bought it from Carlo. It still looks the exact same.

Don Aronow's Powerboats have longevity plus, and still look great!

In last years race Dry Martini finished 4th overall with a time of 2:41:03 , not bad for a 35 + year old Cig..

Ian Toll [Kalaazar here on OSO ] Christians Dad will be using his Magnum sport [the old Sidewinder Mag] as the pace boat for the Cowes race. Thunder Boat row classic's will be well represented @ Cowes this year.

Here are the boats that are racing in this years Cowes race.


Official Programme
Yellowbrick Tracking


Entrants
# Boat Name Hull Engines HP Length

A47 Silverline FB Design Seatek 1320 38′

B7 Vector Martini Vector Ilmor 1250 42′

B8 Black Ball Racing Formula Custom 1300 38′

B41 Birretta Due FB Design Cummings 1200 42′

B74 Smokin’ Aces Dragon Ilmor 1250 39′

B90 Flyin’ Falcon Apache Hawk Racing 1300 12.62 m

C7 Team Barwood Hustler Yanmar 880 11.80 m

C100 Blastoff Fountain Yanmar 880 12.81 m

D3 Predator 337 Super Sport Predator Mercruiser 740 35′

D10 Grey Ghost Scorpion RIB Yanmar 630 10.00 m

D50 Hot Lemon V Scorpion RIB Yanmar 630 10.00 m

D52 CUBE 52 Boss Powerboats Mercruiser 640 34′

G130 Fugitive Shakespeare Yanmar 630 8.90 m

H Thunderstreak Bertram Ford 800 31′

H9 Dry Martini Cigarette Mercruiser 1200 35′


H858 HTS Perkins Souter Perkins 660 9.89 m

Hi Jack as much as I would love to be there watching I won't be there . As stated above its got to be one of the tuffest races in what can be very big seas 210 miles I think . Put some pictures up Jack of the boat all finished in the Pantera section . When you popin over ?

You can follow the race on Yellow brick...

http://cowestorquaycowes.co.uk/yellowbrick-tracking/

change of plan ,we will be there , leaving now going by sea not in my boat but my mates 46 sunseeker ,see if I can't get some nice shots for you guys.