Gentlemans boat racing.....

PeterM · 27 January 2013, 16:43

Ride The White Horses (Part 1 of 3) - YouTube

Blundered across this (the first of three in the series) films on youtube...

Cant explain why ....just captivated me ..even has a 'rubber boat' in it and it was 1969 ..even the music just sort of works

When racing was done in a style? Just brilliant

biffer · 27 January 2013, 17:24

Some of those old boats are still about. GEE 185 is the boat I'm mixed up with and she was entered into that race. It wasn't until 2008 that she achieved the round Britain. She is in Antibes at the moment still in her race livery. Ill be down to check on her next month. Will be good to get back on her

Ian M · 27 January 2013, 18:03

Fantastic, sixties music and commentary and boats thrown in - what a find Peter.
They don't make commentators like that any more, thank heavens. Rubber boat indeed!!!!

biffer · 27 January 2013, 18:57

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Originally Posted by Ian M

Fantastic, sixties music and commentary and boats thrown in - what a find Peter.
They don't make commentators like that any more, thank heavens. Rubber boat indeed!!!!

The guy in the rubber boat is still racing in rubber boats and is still a gentleman

Chris · 27 January 2013, 19:41

The good old days. Judging by the bitching and backstabbing that goes on over at Boat Mad its a sport that now seems to be dominated by tossers. Apart from JF of course, he's lovely

martini · 27 January 2013, 20:10

Loved that

Highlights for me of course were the odd clips of Horatia, Peter Thornycroft's Nelson 40

Bigmuz7 · 27 January 2013, 20:30

Excellent and some racers still had curtains

thats more like it

biffer · 27 January 2013, 20:31

The old girl in all her glory

whisper · 27 January 2013, 20:34

Great, nice one Peter, also found this round scotland video on the Biboa website

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR7CP...ature=youtu.be

biffer · 27 January 2013, 20:34

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Originally Posted by Chris

The good old days. Judging by the bitching and backstabbing that goes on over at Boat Mad its a sport that now seems to be dominated by tossers. Apart from JF of course, he's lovely

Not all there are some good guys in there but it difficult to cut out a cancer without being brutal. When they all get the same direction I believe something will happen

Chris · 27 January 2013, 20:58

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Originally Posted by biffer

Not all there are some good guys in there but it difficult to cut out a cancer without being brutal. When they all get the same direction I believe something will happen

I know and I really am not in a position to make such a sweeping statement however judging by the last thread I read on BM about the Venture Cup it does seem to be imploding somewhat.

Chris · 27 January 2013, 21:02

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Originally Posted by whisper

Great, nice one Peter, also found this round scotland video on the Biboa website

ROUND SCOTLAND RIB RACE 1990 - YouTube

Think I preferred the previous commentator, unless I needed lulling to sleep

Good old Jim Davidson, wonder what he's up to these days...

biffer · 27 January 2013, 21:14

Jim Davidson used to race boats in the early days. I stopped him from falling in the drink in Poole one year

Ribtecer · 27 January 2013, 21:28

Fantastic footage, all three parts great - thanks for posting...

Rokraider · 27 January 2013, 22:55

Nice find! Interesting to watch.

Dhf · 27 January 2013, 23:24

Enjoyed both of them, have to find 2 and 3 of 60's one now.

Cookee · 28 January 2013, 07:55

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Originally Posted by Chris

The good old days. Judging by the bitching and backstabbing that goes on over at Boat Mad its a sport that now seems to be dominated by tossers. Apart from JF of course, he's lovely

I don't generally think of myself as a tosser but I suppose you're entitled to your opinion!

PeterM · 28 January 2013, 09:02

For me it was the style that things were done in...just with the right 'can do' attitude and I'm sure everyone trying to help acheive the same end - almost as if the fact it was a race was an added benefit (but knowing that actually poeple still wanted to go faster/ win ).

I'm also a big big fan of the boats of the day......take a boat racing then sit on the deck of same boat with a G&T .....and nothing would have looked out of place

biffer · 28 January 2013, 09:33

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Originally Posted by Cookee

I don't generally think of myself as a tosser but I suppose you're entitled to your opinion!

He obliviously doesn't know you but you have to admit

biffer · 28 January 2013, 09:36

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Originally Posted by PeterM

For me it was the style that things were done in...just with the right 'can do' attitude and I'm sure everyone trying to help acheive the same end - almost as if the fact it was a race was an added benefit (but knowing that actually poeple still wanted to go faster/ win ).

I'm also a big big fan of the boats of the day......take a boat racing then sit on the deck of same boat with a G&T .....and nothing would have looked out of place

Again there are a good few gentlemen young and old with that same attitude God forbid a g&t now they do Radom tests for that