Flying Falcon - Page 9

Manos · 08 January 2004, 15:45

Good job the spectators weren't very near. Have a close look @ the bow and the faces of the specators!!

No kidding

Manos · 08 January 2004, 15:51

I am posting this again so you can see the after and before. This where the RIB goes streight on the man with the blue shorts. The blonde with the child shy away

The photo above shows the RIB ON TOP of the man with the blue shorts (serves him right he is a smoker LOLOL

). The blond with the child are standing up now,

Manos · 08 January 2004, 15:56

and the two photos together

Jonny Fuller · 08 January 2004, 15:57

Imagine what the Yanks would make of that practice, what with their "I'll sue your arse off" attitude!

Manos · 08 January 2004, 16:01

Manos · 08 January 2004, 16:48

If any one is interested to see more photos of RIBs and ZAP CATS that took place in the Transagulhas Challenge race link to this web site
COOL TRANSAGULHAS SITE BY XMARINE!!

Sorry has not been updated yet

jwalker · 08 January 2004, 18:12

Quote:

Originally posted by Jonny Fuller
They must have a bloody thick bottom on em if that's their normal way of recovering, ie, driving em up a 100 foot long sheet of sand paper!

Hey JF, maybe that's how you do longitudinal sanding!

They're nuts.

Jonny Fuller · 08 January 2004, 18:20

...agreed

simmons0 · 08 January 2004, 18:27

to be fair to manos, if they can do that to them repeatedly then they cant be too badly built.

Ian · 08 January 2004, 18:29

Quote:

and the two photos together

The boat seems to be in exactly the same position on each photo.
Shadows are in the same place and the rope/tape is in the same point along the hull.

Is it time for me to get spec's?

simmons0 · 08 January 2004, 18:36

ooh, i think Ian/sherlock has found something.

Im guessing one is after the guy in the blue shorts has wriggled out from under the boat, and the other just as they run him over.

Manos · 08 January 2004, 19:06

These are the two Transagulhas sites

Transagulhas 1

and

Transagulhas 2

but XMARINE updating theirs too

PS You are right. Hadn't notice that!! but why all the people look so disturbed in the enxt photo?

Ian · 08 January 2004, 19:24

Wouldn't it disturb you if someone chose to slide under a beached boat?
My powers of deduction lead me to deduce that it may have been a set up.

S.Holmes

Manos · 08 January 2004, 19:36

It would have to say Ian. But is the look at the fases of all these people. Have another look.
It may be a set up though

and if it is is a bloody good one

Pete7 · 08 January 2004, 21:31

Do you know ribnet really is a fabulous site and I never seem to stop learning something new each day. Look it would seem you can even bump start a rib, that should do away with bits of string and jump leads

Pete

Manos · 08 January 2004, 21:39

good point Pete LOLOL

chrisallse · 08 January 2004, 21:40

Looks like the other guy is jumping the ignition....hope he moves away from the prop before he starts it.

simmons0 · 08 January 2004, 21:55

no life jackets i notice....

You'd never be allowed to race like that in sensible parts of the world.

Manos · 08 January 2004, 22:09

I think Simmon that is not the race.
In the proper race they do have life jackets.
They just bump start the boat there. Not going anywhere

You will see that they have life jackets on in the photos if you go back a few pages

ITS HERE

Jonny Fuller · 08 January 2004, 22:12

Quote:

Originally posted by Manos
They just bump start the boat there.

they must push em feckin fast!