Round Britain Powerboat Race 2008 [merged threads]

[Cookee]

Originally Posted by philb

Out of interest and not wishing to be rude, what sort of budget do you guys give yourself to fund this type of event, over and above your boat, I ask this from the Jo Blogs angle funding himself and not you lucky chaps that can run it along side your boating related business:-) thanks in advance, Phil

I think every boat will be different depending on how much they want to put in - fuel is going to be prepaid, but you can work out how much that will be depending the fuel consumption - entry is £10 per horsepower. You'll need safety equipment, both for the crew and the boat (helmets and race lifejackets can be quite costly depending on where you get them from) - up to date flares etc and the list is quite long! Preparation for the boat can be considerable - you'll need to expect the boat to be able to cope with force 6 -7 easily, and the cost of this will be up to how well the boat is prepared already.

For the actual event you will ideally need a ground crew to follow you around with a trailer - if they are in a motor home then that will reduce the costs quite a lot, but you might have to hire one? If you have Mercury power Barrus are bringing a big spares truck, so you don't need to carry to many spares yourselves which helps.

If you or anyone needs any help with finding stuff let me have a list and I'll try and point you in the right direction!

I'm afraid the short answer is - it depends!

[Carl]

well in 1984 they reckoned the big class 1 boats to be spending 10 grand a day,from memory,and i think first prize was 20 grand

[the bandit]

Our estimated costs for the event not including the boat is £25-£30 K
We have 3 seats in the boat and 4 crew who will rotate. There is a fair chance that one or more may end up with a back problem. These costs are being split and none of us have boat related businesses.
We see this as the greatest experience that we could have on water.

[Cookee]

Originally Posted by the bandit

Our estimated costs for the event not including the boat is £25-£30 K
We have 3 seats in the boat and 4 crew who will rotate. There is a fair chance that one or more may end up with a back problem. These costs are being split and none of us have boat related businesses.
We see this as the greatest experience that we could have on water.

If it isn't prying too much it would be helpful to know what is included in that - entry, fuel, any support crew other than the fourth crew member? Are you taking any spares and a trailer around with you? (bearing in mind your history! )

[philb]

would this be a fair breakdown:
4k Fuel
2.5k Acc/Food etc
3k Ent Fees, 300 engine
1k Courses in my case I/crew would need to do to comply
2k Pers Safety kit, Helmets etc
5k Boat mods, again to comply with race rules
Allow 15K ish, plus lots of beer tokens and a willing mate to drive the Landy and Trailer around the course

value your comments

any sign of Suzuki providing support ?

[Cookee]

Originally Posted by philb

would this be a fair breakdown:
4k Fuel
2.5k Acc/Food etc
3k Ent Fees, 300 engine
1k Courses in my case I/crew would need to do to comply
2k Pers Safety kit, Helmets etc
5k Boat mods, again to comply with race rules
Allow 15K ish, plus lots of beer tokens and a willing mate to drive the Landy and Trailer around the course

value your comments

any sign of Suzuki providing support ?

Yes I think those are fair - one of the big hidden expenses are the courses - you'll need Day Skipper, sea survival (everyone), VHF (one per boat), and need to do a verbal test with the RYA to get a license if you haven't got one already or meet any of the exemptions. Little things like charts for the GPS can be expensive as well as paper charts. The landy needs to be packed with every concievable spare part! The full license is £200, but you can get a one leg not in charge of the vessel license for only £60

Suzuki haven't announced anything, but it would be worth asking the local dealer if you have a relationship with him if he would lend you some spares on sale or return in return for a sticker on the boat?

What do you intend doing to the boat as preperation?

[the bandit]

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QUOTE=Cookee;231248] If it isn't prying too much it would be helpful to know what is included in that - entry, fuel, any support crew other than the fourth crew member? Are you taking any spares and a trailer around with you? (bearing in mind your history! )

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Our rough breakdown

£8500 Entry
£7000 fuel
£3500 Hotels for crew
£1200 fuel for American RV and support vehicle
£2000 Food
£1000 Licence
£1000 clothing
£5000 Misc.

RV being used as hospitality and support crew accommodation

[ciao!]

Originally Posted by the bandit

Our rough breakdown

£8500 Entry
£7000 fuel
£3500 Hotels for crew
£1200 fuel for American RV and support vehicle
£2000 Food
£1000 Licence
£1000 clothing
£5000 Misc.

RV being used as hospitality and support crew accommodation

I'm guessing Barry, but that £5000 Misc. is beer?

[the bandit]

and wine

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by ciao!

I'm guessing Barry, but that £5000 Misc. is beer?

I thought the beer was the £7000 fuel ?

[blinddog]

http://www.boatmad.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6959
Plenty to read about the race here.
gaZ

[John Kennett]

Mike Lloyd has confirmed that there are still a few places for anyone who wants to make a late entry.

The recent rule change has reduced the minimum boat length for RIBs, making it a bit more accessible.

All the details are on the RB8 web site www.roundbritainrace.co.uk

John

[the shrink]

Hi, P1 have managed to move the Tunisian Race to the Beginning of July so the British P1 teams can do RB 8 !!!

[John Kennett]

Looks like you're going to have a busy few weeks. Is getting the boat to the right place at the right time going to be a problem?

John

[2012Marine]

If anyone is interested here is our RB08 website. We have two RIBs running in the RB4 class.


http://www.pulsardirect.co.uk/pulsarracing/

Huge amount to do including building one of the RIBs! Help / advice always welcome from my fellow RIBNetters.

Also on the scrounge to borrow 4 Nauta Flexible fuel tanks.

Cheers

Greg

www.marinematch.co.uk
enquiries@marinematch.co.uk

[Cookee]

Originally Posted by 2012Marine

If anyone is interested here is our RB08 website. We have two RIBs running in the RB4 class.


http://www.pulsardirect.co.uk/pulsarracing/

Huge amount to do including building one of the RIBs! Help / advice always welcome from my fellow RIBNetters.

Also on the scrounge to borrow 4 Nauta Flexible fuel tanks.

Cheers

Greg

www.marinematch.co.uk
enquiries@marinematch.co.uk

You asked for advice .............. I would take off the A frame, radar etc, move the throttle so that it can be operated from the left seat, (try throttling and holding on all day with one hand and then imagine you have to do it for 9 more days!), and get some lateral support for those seats, it will take a large amount of energy to stay in the boat when it's going downwind and trying to throw you out every time the bow bites! Double nut and bolt the engine brackets and reinforce the seat and console mountings.

That's all I can see for now!

[three-rex]

Just offered my services for marshall/safety boat duty see you in Edinburgh!