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Old 29 September 2003, 11:08   #1
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Flying Falcon

Have a look at the attached - this pic is definately real!
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Old 29 September 2003, 11:30   #2
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Falcon

Now thats got to hurt on landing, Nice jump though
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Old 29 September 2003, 11:41   #3
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Nice smile on its face too.
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Old 29 September 2003, 13:27   #4
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What did this boat launch off ??. it looks a nice day. If it gets that much air on a calm day i would hate to be in one when things get choppy.

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Old 29 September 2003, 15:01   #5
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Maybe this pic explains how it got so much air - previous picture was taken at the right moment to make it look calm. Wave jumping in shallow surf...
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Old 30 September 2003, 08:19   #6
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Where is that Pieter?
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Old 30 September 2003, 09:50   #7
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Hi Charles - pic taken at Club Mykanos, Langebaan, South Africa during a pre-race photoshoot.
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Old 30 September 2003, 17:57   #8
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Zap Cat ??

Is that a little zap cat flying over the Falcon ?
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Old 30 September 2003, 19:41   #9
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Yah,
in the second pic there is something above the falcon ??

a blue thing that says "elf" ????

a UFO perhaps ??

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Old 30 September 2003, 19:45   #10
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Its Manos's wallet, fell out of the boat in front
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Old 30 September 2003, 20:15   #11
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As a matter of interest where did you get your falcon from this country or imported and why the falcon, a little review perhaps.
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Old 30 September 2003, 21:05   #12
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Hi Jackeen

got it in uk used, It had done about 35 hours. was imported by previous owner i think. Great boat, we just liked the boat when we saw it. despite what has been reported in this forum it is very well built (with the exception of the electrics which i intend to rewire). it has some good detailing and handles really well.

I had to replace the axle on the trailer for one with brakes as the regs in SA are different to ours.
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Old 01 October 2003, 11:25   #13
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Just saying hi and introducing my self as a new member of this forum.

Just to butt in on this one.

I have seen the FALCON in Greece. As a matter of fact I went on board Manos' 7 mtr RIB with Michael the Bat.

The boat looks very nice. The construction is very good and despite jumping over 2 and 3 meters waves for over an hour doing 30 and 40 knots nothing came lose (except Manos' radio/cassette).

As I understand it Manos is starting a new business building a few apartments to rent and also hiring RIBs on Santorini in Greece. He is in process of ordering a few 6.50 mtrs RIBs from FALCON (I think 6??).

It will be interesting to hear Manos' view (once he gets them) on those RIBs.
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Old 01 October 2003, 11:59   #14
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Welcome to the Forum THALASSOLYKOS
tell Manos we are misssing him on the forum if you see him.
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Are we?
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Old 02 October 2003, 16:55   #16
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Old 02 October 2003, 18:26   #17
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No!






But if you're missing him that much he can be found on boatmad.com making a nuisance of himself!
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Old 02 October 2003, 21:59   #18
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Old 31 December 2003, 09:43   #19
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Falcon leads 1000km offshore challenge

For those interested, Falcon is currently leading overall the annual 1000km Trans Agulhas Challenge along the South African coast - today is day 4 of this gruelling 5 day event and the Falcon 700RSR (F2) is outperforming everything else on the water, even the F1 and open class RIBs. For more info on this race please let me know.
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Old 31 December 2003, 09:53   #20
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Would love to hear more, and see some pictures as well!

I would think that the setup for these boat would be a little more detuned for reliability than our short distance boats - we race for about 70 miles or about 1.5 hours in the UK, so it is more of a sprint race for us. What engine are you using on the F2 and what speeds are you getting? It would also be interesting to find out what the other boats are that you are beating and what engines they are running?

Good luck for the rest of the race,
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