Speed and Roosters with a Touch of Spray

It's difficult to digitally convey the drama and adrenaline of going 135+ mph in an offshore boat, but this video is as close to reality as you'll get. I miss packing air in the tunnel and that feeling of flight that no other motorsport can capture, but I don't miss broken parts. Or bones.

The fastest we've been in a boat is 90 mph and having run 60-70 mph in one many times, the 90 was so far beyond. There were moments you felt airborne and as if you were losing contact with the water. So, that said, I can't imagine 135+ in an offshore boat, but I do not believe I'd ever have the nerve to do it. We even briefly considered getting a go-fast boat and just too conservative for them even. It's one thing on perfectly smooth water but in more than a chop, I don't think so. Plus the cost and effort of maintaining them. And broken bones. That I definitely choose to avoid. Maybe I'm a wimp, but I remain intact without medical repair.

I do/have done/still test/depends on how many pain killers I've taken/ race. A lot

That video shows just how busy you are on a boat. Very good calls from the Nav seat, he won that race. Yes, I felt every bump and held my breath on each and every turn, what a stupid, silly sport it is.

We start in March, if anyone wants to come along. New motors and props to play with.

If you want to hear how some Lambo V12's sound in a boat, this may help. You may even see me on my crutches, after I broke my leg, clutching a beer and a girl.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjM1RFpoWc4t=8m48s

They are doing a vintage boat thing at the Isle of Wight, looks good fun. Here's my Dad doing his best back in those days.

A Ray Hunt 34

This is his little Pacemaker 21, my mate here in Guernsey has one too, still today.

great video and vintage pictures too.

My neck still hurts & it's been 10 years since I raced this Outerlimits!
I have been faster on a boat than on land! Not in our old race boat F2-07 Wild Child, I went 148 mph in a 46' Douglass Skater I believe I left a souvenir on the seat
It's very difficult to explain how fast things are happening on the water at those speeds. In the beginning of the Geico video, it shows them in the pits & says "waiting is the hardest part". OMG, I barely remember the races but I remember the waiting before hand.
My ritual before and after the races consisted of walking to the outskirts where the medical teams staged their stuff, shook everyone's hand & said "thanks for watching out for us & I'll see you AFTER the race".

These Thai boys have made their own little boat. Wonder what it goes like?

I was always scared to climb into a cat, I don't have the intestinal fortitude to brave something like that. My one and only foray into offshore racing was the unfortunate night I walked into his resturant, and Roaki conned me into throttling for him in the Miami to Bimini race. Nice guy but had more money than talent.
But I was surprised at how much the deck of the Miss Geico flexed! What are they 46 feet or 54 foot hulls? Anyway, great video...I didn't hear any audio at all.

CTdave, you remember climbing out after a race and wondering where your kidneys went? I'm fairly certain that's why I'm only 5'9"! Even being a young buck, in great shape, and it wasn't the day after the race ...it was two days after...I felt like I'd been 10 rounds with a heavy weight!

If Jorge won't say it I will ...

That lovely whistling sound is coming out of system made by Fort Lauderdale's very own DeAngelo Marine Exhaust!

Holy Dugout! How stable can a surfboard be at speed???

Miss Geico currently is racing a 50ft Victory with Mercury 1650's. Their previous (most recent) boat was a 50ft Mystic with turbines that burned to the water line.