Arrrgghhhh………..Buccaneer

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John Leach’s 280 vintage hydro BUCCANEER being put through the turn by his son David, at Black Lake, Olympia, WA 2013

Ford Cammer —- in a boat.

In my opinion – prettiest photo I have ever seen of a FORD SOHC 427. That boat is a 1964 Sanger owned by John Vermeesch (who worked on the Ford motor development team). Oh….and you can’t just tow this boat with just any car. You’ll need a woodie station wagon. …

racer cheats death at 130mph

Astonishing moment powerboat racer cheats death at 130mph in spectacular crash on same lake where Bluebird pilot Donald Campbell was killed Keith Whittle had just set a new record for Formula 2 class in 200hp boat But his boat flipped one and a half times through the air in Lake …

Miami Marine Stadium

      Friends of Miami Marine Stadium    Newsletter #67   October 9, 2013 In This Issue Marine Stadium Exhibit News If Seats Could Talk Dade Heritage Trust Dade Heritage Trust (DHT) is the foremost organization in Miami Dade County devoted  to historic preservation Formerly, DHT was the parent organization …

Dayton Testing 2013

Vintage hydros ready to go in on Eastwood Lake in Dayton. The weather was perfect – slight wind and temps in the mid 60s made for a spectacular setting. This is the first time in many years that Dayton had 2 cranes available to move the boats in & out …

Miss U.S.

George, JJ and I have been busy working on U 36 since our last outing at Buffalo last September. In the past four months we have made numerous changes and modifications to the boat to improve the performance of the old girl in general, particularly performance on the one mile …