Smuggler 88-T
Racing at Shadow Cliffs in Pleasanton, CA Leroy Bailey’s email and (530) 863-0445 He’d love to hear from you!
Category: Racing Memories
Bel Air III
From New Zealand: Ben Knight (PG Knight’s son and Peter’s grandson) sends us a few pics of their restored A class hydro that they finished up on 2 years ago. They have been taking it to a vintage regattas in New Zealand. The boat raced at Valleyfield in 1967 then …
HANK’S PRANK
A new historical web page added to the boats section on HANK’S PRANK series of Sooy hulls that Henry (Hank) J. Evans Jr. campaigned for years along the Eastern US.
Ron Jones, Sr. passing
The memorial service for Ron Jones Sr., will be held from 11am to 4pm on March 4th at the Life Center located at 1717 S Union Ave Tacoma, WA 98405 From David Williams, The Hydroplane & Race Boat Museum on Facebook this morning (1/19/17): It is with great sadness that …
2007 Antique Race Boat Regatta at Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
Filmed by Steve Drucker’s “Don’t Tell Mom E-87” crew while running his Jones E-class vintage inboard hydroplane at the event.
1998 Antique Race Boat Regatta at Clayton, New York
1998 Antique Race Boat Regatta is held at the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, New York. The event is held every 2 years. Please excuse my poor use of a borrowed camcorder. Also, I always like to watch YouTube videos on YouTube. After you click on the “play” button, click …
Gold Cup trivia
Started 100 years ago when Bernard Smith, driver of Miss Minneapolis, won the race and the right to have his named etched on the Gold Cup in 1916. The rest of the other driver names etched in it (plus some other info) can be read at Wiki.
Gar Wood Quote
…..someone told Gar Wood that his boats were not gentleman runabouts to which he replied, “No gentleman would ever ride in one of those boats”.
Unlimited New Journal
The December 2016 issue, is now online @ www.unlimitednewsjournal. net/December_2016. In the December issue is part one of a great conversation with Detroit’s Mark Weber, done by Craig Fjarlie. Neat story on the early days of the Weber Family.
Looking for Justa Pest
Does anybody know anything about boat Justa Pest. Ive tried a number of times to contact Bill McTague in attempt to determine status of the boat. I cannot get a good phone # or email . I’ve been trying for over a year / perhaps they are all gone. Thank-you …