Coming out of retirement?

[Ben Mazur]

Originally called 'Double Two Shirts', this Don Shead designed 70s Planatec 40 went on to become UIM Class II World Champion in 1988 when owned by Roger Fletcher in his rookie year of racing. I last saw it racing at the 89 Atlantic City Worlds.

It should be racing again in 2007.

[Captain Chaos]

same boat that competed in the 84 Round Britain I assume?

May I Ask what (and with whom) its coming back as?

[Ben Mazur]

That's the one. It was later known as 'Follett Car Group' and I'm told is now owned by a member of the Round Britain committee.

[Captain Chaos]

ah ha.......... Just had to do some checking, as I thought the 'Follett' I had seen was a CUV (or similar), But sure enough your correct............ how rude of me to even question you! ;)

[littlenige]

Always loved those boats. Anyone know if the restored boat will be sponsored or private??

[THUNDERBOLT]

Now owned by Tony Fiddy ,this boat was originally ABO and had 7 name changes will be restored and hopefully entered in the 2008 Round Britain
Mike
COPOC

[littlenige]

Was beautiful as ABO. Isn´t that a young Tim Powell on the port side??!!

[ciao]

just finished this

http://www.roundbritainrace.co.uk/classic-offshore/boats.htm

Great Stuff!

[Ben Mazur]

Was beautiful as ABO. Isn´t that a young Tim Powell on the port side??!!

Sure is.

[littlenige]

Wow the Copoc site is great. Especially the Planatec story. Thanks!

[THUNDERBOLT]

Almost ...
sneak preview time
http://www.classicoffshore.com

[Ben Mazur]

Looks great Thunderbolt. And thanks to Ciao for the link.

[Tony Fiddy]

We must thank our webmaster John Moore he has done a great Job and Mike James for the story on my boat the Planatec
and yes she will be running in the round britain with a sponser and will be called Naanovo Energy and driven by Jackie Hunt

Tony COPOC

[Dragon]

We must thank our webmaster John Moore he has done a great Job and Mike James for the story on my boat the Planatec
and yes she will be running in the round britain with a sponser and will be called Naanovo Energy and driven by Jackie Hunt

Tony COPOC

Now I've read all the history on the Follett boat, I think we need to make sure we get the right engines! Poor old girl did not have much luck with them :)

[Ben Mazur]

Don't know if the final decision has been made regarding engines for the Follet boat but Express Racing of Deland Florida built a number of engines for our Reefer Racing boats.

The engines were always reliable and Bruce and John are very easy to work with.

http://www.marineexpressengines.com (http://www.marineexpressengines.com/)

[ciao]

Now I've read all the history on the Follett boat, I think we need to make sure we get the right engines! Poor old girl did not have much luck with them :)

Had a few chats today re engines,boats etc. for the RB, reliability is clearly going to be the key, but I reckon going down to the Gym 3 months before the race may help too!

It's going to be real tough...and unlike a normal race where you get out of the boat and go for a beer, its early to bed for 12-13 days!!!!!!

:eek:

[ciao]

Mike James has added a new bit to the COPOC site entitled "Bad Boys". It refers to Lord Lucan and Dr Emil Savundra, wondering, if any US readers of this site could post through some stuff re Florida in the '80's - now they were real "Bad Boys"!

Went shopping with my sister this morning and she told me the story when a really nice guy called George Morales got her a glass of champagne on The Royal Yacht Squadron lawn back in 1983, (she was 16 and got the good looking gene out of the two of us).
"Where is he now, John?" she asked.
"Not in the middle of John Lewis", I replied.
"Far too many cardboard boxes around."

[ciao]

Loads more work done on the C.O.P.O.C. site today -
Mike James is the historian!