did anybody on this forum...

Jonny Fuller · 18 January 2003, 21:59

did anybody on this forum take part in the 96 Cetrek poole-cherbourg challenge?

Jonny Fuller · 19 January 2003, 00:25

I'll take that as a no then shall I!

Keith Hart · 19 January 2003, 08:53

Not yet Jon. Give it time. Not everyone browses the forums every hour.

Keith (where the heck is that other bracket Hart

Alan Priddy · 19 January 2003, 10:40

Not the 96 one but I did take part in the 1991 event.Slightly different in as much as we raced Paul Davey across to Alderney You must remember that the RYA and other clubs did not like / accept that there was something coming along which would change the face of powerboat racing. Now, if it wasnt for the BIBOA Rib fleet there would not be much of a race fleet and would proberbly have folded.Alan P

Jonny Fuller · 19 January 2003, 22:22

Allan P,
In my experience the RYA don't like anything that wasn't thier idea! that is, until it's a success, then they want to take over completely!

Jon F

John Kennett · 20 January 2003, 09:03

I never did understand why a windsurfing club (to judge by their magazine, anyway) was interested in powerboats in the first place!

John

Jonny Fuller · 20 January 2003, 10:56

Sorry John,
you got me now!, I have no idea what your talking about, would I need to be a member to appreciate that one (I was once but begrugded giving them any more money than I had to!)

John Kennett · 20 January 2003, 11:02

I was a member of the RYA for two separate years. They have a scheme where if you want a certificate it's cheaper to join for a year and get it "free" than it is to just pay for it.

So I joined when i wanted an ICC, and again when I wanted my instructor's certificate.

They obviously hope that people will continue their subscriptions, but as the only "benefit" seemed to be a monthly magazine mainly devoted to windsurfing and dinghy racing, I didn't really see the point.

John

Jonny Fuller · 20 January 2003, 11:16

I see,
well I geuss I have to whatch what I say, now that the PB manager is one of you lot! but his predicessor (did I spell that right?) was a right t****r! and still is as far as i'm concerned, I know of plenty of racers who gave up racing because they couldn't be botherd to fight against the system anymore!( or went to "rib" because of the lower cost's and huge reduction in red tape nonsense, plus proper offshore courses) (offshore is turning into OCR)

Mike Garside · 20 January 2003, 21:52

Quote:

Originally posted by Jon Fuller
....offshore is turning into OCR)

Jon, with the best will in the world, what the hell has Optical Character Recognition got to to with this thread????

Jonny Fuller · 20 January 2003, 22:04

Sorry Mike, I'm easily confused!

Mike Garside · 20 January 2003, 22:14

So am I, Jon. It gets like that on crowded nights nights like this one.

Which reminds me. It's gone 2200 and well past my bed-time.....

Jonny Fuller · 20 January 2003, 22:20

nite-nite