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With only nine boats dropping out by the half
way stage, the Daily Telegvaph and BP Round-
Britain Race startled many pundits who'd
expected an early carnage. 42 boats left the
start line at Southsea, 33 made Inverness.
Unusually settled weather was in part responsible
although the damage rate was high and midnight
oil was burned in many camps in order to keep
boats in the race.
Although the runners showed a startling disparity
in size, style and expense, the ability to
keep afloat, and running, was almost universal.
Few can have expected to see so many boats
making Inverness let alone covering the entire
1,7OO mile course. A turn-up for the book indeed.
f HE Daily Telegraph and BP Round-Britain Race was germinated almost
a year before HRH the Duke of Edinburgh dropped the flag at the start
of the first leg on July 26, but from the apparent lack of communication
and understanding between organizers and competitors, planning
might have taken 1 2 days instead of 1 2 months. Out of a forecast entry
list containing l OO craft, 50 materialized, and of these only 42 started.
The onlv international competitor, if it can be called such, was the
British-built patrol craft Bani Yas belonging to the Abu Dhabi De{ence
Force.
However. no one could have done more to make it a success than the
two principal sponsors-the Daily Telegraph and BP, who in turn were
ably assisted by many other bodies such as Securicor with radio links,
and the Royal Navy who were conveniently exercising two of their
Brave class fast patrol boats in the same area. But there appeared an
awful lack of co-ordination by those responsible for the organization.
Early arguments
Early troubles began at scrutineering. Why was this carried out at
Souter's in Cowes and not on the mainland? The race did start at
Portsnrouth and having it across the Solent meant that certain crews
had to commute back and forth for spares when trouble occurred-
Fairey's or Camper's would have been a much better venue.
Certain members of the scrutineerinq team were rather harsh in
Report by Ray Bulman. Pictures, Eric Goltham
and Harry Roberts
their outlook. Keith Schellenberg, who was having difficulty obtaining
radio crystals. had asked and been given permission for late arrival,
but when he turned up for a certain scrutineering test. was disqualified
out of hand without discussion by the Race Committee. A similar fate
also befell Maid of England (R. Lawson).
Protest followed protest, until at 2.30 a.m. Saturday morning (with
only six and a half hours to go) the race jury was raised from its bed
to give an tlnbiased decision. They suggested that the two protesters
be given another chance. When one considers that Keith Schellenberg
had gone to the trouble of laying the course markers between Hartlepool
and Whitby, plus acting as the Whitley host, the mind begins to boggle.
Seabear (P. Weysham) failed scrutineering completely because it was
said the in-situ outboard he would use as the compulsorv second motor
was insufficient. Weysham had, in fact, written to the organizers some
months before regarding this, and receiving no reply to the contrary,
had carried on preparing his craft. lt was only after disqualification
on this point that it was rumoured the non-homologation of his main
Rover diesel was the real cause. Finally. Anglesey ll (R. Willan) was
another to fail on an arrival time technicalitv.
Briefing
Briefing was held just before the Lord Mayor's reception that was
later attended by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh. But this was little more
than a rec;tation of the already well-read course instructions. When
asked about procedure in fog. crews were reminded that the disqualification
rule still held if the minimum 12|-knot average was not
maintained. which imolied soeed rather than caution in this condition.
It was also mentioned that two professional salvage vessels were
following the race and warnings were rightly given that these had
nothing to do with the organizers and any tow would have to be
negotiated at the owner's risk.
The weather forecast was excellent for the next two davs, which was
a blessing under the circumstances. Top marks should be given to
Cdr John Fleming who, whenever a course detail was needed, replied
in a very positive and precise manner. Early onthemorningof the26th,
Botany Bay Express (K. Schellenbergl and Maid of England lR. Lawson)
were both scrutineered. Botany passed, but Maid failed through lackof
a spare fuse. and with this, many hundreds of man-hours in preparation
time were all to no avail.

Three legs and 482 miles from the start, in
conditions little worse than those encountered
on London's Serpentine in a stiff breeze, the
lirst three, on overall placings at Douglas
were Timo Makinen's Avenger 7oo (below)
Tim Powelf's U.F.O. kightl pictured refuelling
at Milford Haven, and (above) John Kennerley's
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18 propellers soon make a mess of a tidy sea. The really quick
boys have already gone as Eric Coltham's camera captures the
scene just after the start. No prizes offered for spotting
Psychedelic Surter, the pint-size inflatable.
1st leg-Southsea to Falmouth (rzg -ires)
The start, off the Royal Albert YC, was given a true carnival flavour.
Flags vrere flying along the front, crowds of spectators stood in awe at
the mad men and women about to disappear in spray round Britain,
while the band of the Roval Marines blew its heart out as HRH the
Duke of Edinburgh fired the maroon at 9 a.m.
The lead past Southsea was shared by three of the fastest craft-
Maltese Magnum Twin lJ. Kennerley), Aienger foo (T. Makinen) and
UFO lT Powell). and as these and the 30-odd other craft headbd west,
Cebec ll (A. Briggs) headed east, right through the middle.
Shortly afterwards Fordspeed (J. Freeman), one of the Ford-powered
group, broke a shaft and turned back to Fairey's, while Western Credit
(K. Horseman) had a con-rod go through the side of one ofhisthree
Mercurv outboards. She also turned back, left the broken unit ashore,
and continued with two. Fairey's worked like Trojans on Fordspeed,
which by mid-afternoon, was ready to attempt to arrive at Falmouth
.within the 121-knot time limit-which she managed by the skin of
her teeth. The sea could not have been flatter, and but for a spot of sea
fog, conditions were ideal" Shortly after Anvil Point, Avenger Too took
the lead in what was by now nothing more than a procession, and
sweot into Falmouth an easv winner.
Four were to retire on this leg, including Cebec ll andThunderstreak
(R. Doxford) which was lost for manv hours with fuel airlock and steering
trouble. Bob Doxford's crew got way off course in fog, and
mistaking Wolf Rock for the Eddystone, ended up in the Scilly lsles.
The expensive and compulsory radio equipment was no help for they
were unable to make contact with Control. lt was not until well after
1 1 p.m. that she made Falmouth-unfortunately outside the time limit.
Fuelling was carried out very efficiently by BP from road tankers on
Boyer's Cellars Ouay in readiness for the next day's leg, and while the
majority (who had found hotel accommodation) slept, the Royal
Marine crew on Kay Haylen (Major S. Syrad), assisted by the Perkins
mechanics, spent the night changing a cylinder head and some burnt
valves. Under the rules, anything but the cylinder block could be
changed during the race. and to this end, the organizers used a very
efficient method of checking-they had a patch of radio-active paint
put on every block, and each day ran a geiger-counter over it to see
whether it was still there.
The greatest disappointment at Falmouth was that the prize-giving
for the first boat to arrive was suddenly cancelled, which for such a
well-publicized event, was certainly a shock for the winner.
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2nd leg-Falmouth to Milford Haven(144miresl
The 37 still in the running started this leg at 8 a.m. and apart for some
swell around the Lizard, the sea was still virtually flat.
A'Speranziella (H. Percival) was next to drop out. Just after leaving
she lost one of her rudders and although she returned to port, and a
tremendous effort put into making a replacement, she was six minutes
late at Milford Haven and was disqualified.
The two leaders-Avenger Too and Maltese Magnum Twin-were
having a tremendous battle together and passed St. lves just after
9.30 a.m., but later Maltese Magnum Twin lost the use of her rudder
and fef l back to sixth place. UFO then moved up to second with the
heavy weather favourite Gee (Hon. E. Greenall) third. Apart from position
changes amongst the Ford-powered Fairey group, the field was
once again a procession save for Miss Smirnoff (P. Peters) which had
steering trouble off the Lizard. She returned to Falmouth for some
quick repairs and arrived at Milford well within her time limit.
Avenger foo crossed the line an easy winner for the second time at
1 1.40 a.m.-taking just 3 hours 40 minutes, 20 minutes ahead of
UFO. This gave her about 18 minutes in hand on elapsed time.
Perhaps the most surprising feature about the racp at this point
was the lack of retirements, obviously due to the good weather.
Maltese Magnum arrived and was taken in tow to a yard to have her
rudder reolaced.
3rd leg-Milford Haven to Douglas,
lsle of Moh (res mresl
Today was to be Maltese Magnum's leg. After a busy night replacing
the rudder, John Kennerley took the inshore route between Jack Sound
and Ramsey Sound off the Welsh coast, to arrive five minutes ahead of
UFO. fhese two were beginning to open up after playing a waiting game
and left Avenger Too eight minutes behind. Little could be seen of the
craft at sea, which was still uncannily flat, with the exception of some of
the diesel-powered competitors. Miss Polly Perkins (R. Watts) in particular
would appear over the horizon each day in a cloud of smoke
reminiscent of an old coal burner.
At the end of this leg many of the competitors began checking and
replacing underwater gear-propellers were apparently taking
punishment from driftwood reoorted in the area'
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Three of the more consistent performers. Foam Flyer' above left, Dick
Read's 26ft Westcraft; Fiducia, above, John Frost's 28-footer, pictured
crossing the bows of a fuel tanker shortly after the start from Portsmouth;
Ocean Pirate, left, the Brooke Marine offshore cruiser driven by John Turvey.
The Keith Nelson-built Grand Espoir, top of the opposite page, is shown
ploughing through the churned-up seas at the start of the raie.
4th leg-Circuit of lsle of Man-Douglas to
Douglas
(62 miles) ..
The evening weather forecast on 28th July of force 4-6 winds was
not very encouraging as it appeared the bad weather on the south
coast had at last caught up the field. In some cases, support teams
worked all night. One was even seen holding a couple of bent props
aloft asking all if anyone had anything similar. Obviously they had used
up all their spares; but were eventually lucky enough to be given a
couple at least of the correct hand if not diameter and pitch!This kind
of esprit de corps among crews was very common, and generally once
the individual had solved his own problems, his next concern was for
his comoetitor.
John Kennerley in Maltese Magnum Twin was really beginning to
get worried as the power transmitted from his two Mercruiser 427's
was producing bad cavitation and burning away the leading edge of
the rudder. Although he had several with him they were being used up
as fast as they could be replaced and there was some concern as to
whether he would have enough left to get back to Southsea.
On the morning of the race the wind had moderated slightly but was
still strong enough in normal circumstances to throw up quite a
hair-raising sea. Here, however, it was obvious the gods were on the
side of the organisers for although the sea was far from flat it was
nothing like that expected.
This day gave competitors a lie in bed as the event did not start until
1O am which in some cases was a blessing after the jollifications at the
reception the evening before. The start itself was somewhat confused
as throttles were supposed to be opened when crossing a transit line
after a flare was fired from one of the "braves". This was clearly
stated in the race instructions, but with certain minds muzzy this
proved a complicated manoeuvre and so after a slight hesitation the
field moved away one after another in follow-my-leader fashion from
different directions.
Within a short while the leading battle was.once again set by
Avenger Too, Maltese Magnum Twin and UFO-running almost as fast
as In the flat weather of the previous legs. Perhaps this was as well, for
little did they know that all but one of the three patrol boats had
decided to take the day off and the radio of race control had closed
down because of its interference with the commentary broadcast on
Manx Radio.
This leg saw some of the retirements that had been strangely
absent this fiar. Anglia Knight (Ken Hebdon) was one of the first to go
with a cracked hull, and latet, Miss Bovril l(D. Bassett) broke down
and being on a lee shore was forced to accept a tow and was
disqualified. She was, however, later to continue as a patrol boat.
Foamflyer (H. Read) was having drive shaft trouble which lost her six
places, while hiliss Polly Perkins (Ron Watts) had her engine hatches
knocked off in the tide-rip at the calf, clearing the screen in the process
drowning two engines and causing minor injuries to Ron and his
co-driver. The cost to Miss Polly Perkins was fifteen places. Keith
Schellenberg's Botany Bay Express sucked a cigarette packet up her
starboard water intake which almost caused the engine to seize; she
lost twenty-one places and only managed to get home within the time
limit by a small margin.
Playing a waiting game until the last few miles, both Maltese
Magnum Twin and UFO passed Avenger Too to run neck and neck for
home-Avenger Too's elapsed time lead was beginning to go. Nordic
Flight lReg Smith) which had been almost at the back of the field from
Southsea failed to make the 12+ knot average and was another to be
disqualified. Amongst the heavy metal and the larger production
cruisers the only complaint heard was from the Concours d'Elegance
winner Foxie (Terence Hardy) which had a glass of gin fall off the
saloontable....
5th leg-Douglas to Oban
(166 miles)
Thirty-four were now left in the race and with strong winds still
forecast the organisers had yet to see their predicted ten per cent
fall-out. lf it was to happen on the western coast on the northerlv
route, it would have to be ncw.
Again, back-up teams on some craft were working the night away.
These included those on a couple of Ford-powered Faireys which had
propeller trouble, Miss Polly Perkins (now reduced to only two of her
original four engines) replacing the ill-fated engine hatches, The Botany
Bay Express with her "cigarette packet" overheating, and, or course,
Maltese Magnum Twin with continuous rudder trouble.
After the start at 8 a.m. the seas, instead of being mountainous,
were as flat as ever. But one of the first to have trouble was the
little inflatable Psychedelic Surfer (John Caulcutt) that came to a standstill
with an engine fault. lt was nearly an hour before her crew
were able to get going again. Shortly after this the retirement of
Steve Macey's Rolls-Royce-powered Spirit of Ecstasy into Ramsey
with mechanical trouble was perhaps the biggest surprise of the race
so far. With her inpeccable record she had been tipped as a hot
favourite with 6ee to share the honours when the weather roughened
up.
Once again the three leading places were held by Maltese Magnum
Twin, UFO and Avenger Too-UFO being another of those whose
support team had burnt the midnight oil repairing a crack in her'GRP
hull suffered while rounding the lsle of Man.
Meanwhile Botany Bay Express on approaching the Mull of Kintyre
hit an unknown floating object which knocked a dangerous hole in her
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The complex steering outriggers of Ralph Hilton's twin Leyland powered
entry H.r.S. The boat is out for a prop change; of cold-moulded timber
construction. by Souters, she is designed by Don Shead.
Ron Watts' Miss Polly Perkins in Douglas with two heads removed following
an incident in the Calf tide-rip. Waves knocked off the hatches and flooded
two of the four 175 h.p. units.
The 21ft rigid-bottomed inflatable. Psychedelic Surfer, seen at lnverness
with, left, 21-year-old Otto Van Voorst who built the boat (in three weeks)
and, right, skipper John Caulcutt, 22.
At work on Avenger foo which. like many entries, came out for attention
at the end of every leg. Shot taken at Inverness; note the missing screen,
smashed between Douglas and Oban
Some of the heavier brigade moored at Milford. Concours winner Foie
lies outside the three Nelson-built boats. Inside foreground vessel is Richard
Formby's Coronet Sandgrounder.
Keith Horseman. in foreground, with his triple-Mercury powered 21ft 6in
Bristof cat, Westem Credit. The boat withdrew from the leg to Dundee.

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Above, Afan Betteridge's Translucent which ran without a supporting
team and carried its own tools and luggage aboard. The boat is a
much-modified Senior 31 -footer; the omission of pigment in her g.r.p,
hull yields marginally greater strength and a disconcerting semitransparency.
She is powered by twin 175 h.p. Perkins diesels. Right,
above, the smallest. coldest. wettest and probably the most admired:
Psychedelic Surter, seen at her loneliest between Falmouth and Milford
Haven. Below, the Milford moorings at Marine and Port Services of
Pembroke Dock. Magnum stands on the quay with Weitern Credit on
her way up to join her.
hull under one of the engines. Keith immediately headed for the barren
shoreline and was lucky enough to find a small cove in the sheer cliffs,
albeit one strewn with boulders. ln beaching, his rudder was damaged,
but he and his crew managed to slow the leak by stuffing a wet suit in
the hole to be held in place for the next nine hours bv the mechanic's
foot! Fortune was certainly on Keith's side for although he was slowed
to crawling pace he reached Oban within the time limit.
Avenger Too, lying third slightly further on, came to a standstill
when she picked up a fishing net on her starboard outboard. The
deceleration was so sudden that Pascoe Watson was thrown forward
through the screen, damaging his face. This allowed Gee, which was
taking the longer seaward route, to move up into third place and also
cost Avenger Too her overall elapsed time lead. She managed to finish
on two engines with the starboard motor tilted, but was fifty-four
minutes behind this leg's winner, Maltese Magnum lwn. Although
taking second place, here, UFO moved into the overall leading
position on elapsed time-just over eighteen minutes ahead of the
Magnum and thirty-three minutes ahead of avenger Too. But
with still many hundreds of miles to go certainly not decisive.
One still heard the occasional moan from competitors regarding
organisation, but generally things began to run more smoothly, and if
anything existed to complain about, it was certainly not obvious to the
huge crowds that were now flocking to all the vantage points along the
course.
Two clear restful days, one for travelling the Caledonian Canal and
the other for scrutineering at Inverness, now remained before the fleet
raced again. The halfway point had been reached. From Inverness the
journey would be south heading for home.
Other than for a group of craft that became stuck in a lock by a
jambed gate, the trip through the canal was uneventful and, amazingly,
all passed the stringent scrutineering test on August 1. At this stage,
the event appeared a race between mechanics and support teams,
rather than drivers.
6th leg-lnverness to Dundee
(185 milesl
As if to mark the halfway point, the weather completely changed for
the first leg south to Dundee. Not only was the sea rough, it was
covered by a blanket of thick fog which forced the organisers to delay
the start twenty-five minutes. This delay apparently was not enough,
for remembering the 1 2j knot speed average that was pointed out at
briefing, it was not long before the two leaders, Maltese Magnum Twin
and.UFO ran aground with serious consequences for them both. John
Kennerfey managed to refloat the Magnum and returned to Inverness
for repair, but Tim Powell and Norman Barclay were hard aground for
five hours whife their overall lead ticked awav ftom them..Miss pollv
Perkins fater joined them and Lady Aitken's Seaspray almost suffered
the same fate but avoided the sandbank at the last minute.
On his return to Inverness, John Kennerlev found the underwater
gear so badly damaged he was forced to retire, so losing his chance of
the f 10,000 first prize.
Speeds dropped considerably and although the majority made their
way to Dundee, Keith Horseman in Western Credf also retired
refusing to risk his boat in the prevailing weather conditions.
Five hours twenty-two minutes after they started, HIS (Ralph
Hifton) compl.eted the leg, followed seven minutes later by Foamflyer.
On the orevious sections these two craft had arrived in 12th and 1oth
places respectively and this endorsed the greater severity of the
weather as neither had before been a match for the faster outfits.
Bad luck also went to the Hon. Edward Greenall's Gee-a previous
overall contender-that broke down and in accepting a tow was
disqualified. Although Avenger Too could do no better than fourteenth
place she recaptured her overall lead on elapsed time, while Derek
Morris in Fordpower now became a close rival, promising further
honours to the Ford/Fairey combo and lying only 2hrs 19mins behind.
Ovelall positions at Dundee after 795 miles
pl. No. Name
Hrs
1 35O AVENGER TOO fiimo Makinen) ......23
2 8O8 FORDPOWER (Derek Morris) .........26
3 7O7 FORDSPORT (Peter Twiss) ...........26
4 123 U.F.O. Jim Powell) . ........26
5 009 FIDUCIA(JohnFrost) ........26
6 606 SEASPRAY (Lady Aitken) ............28
7 858 H.LS. (Ralph Hilton) . .......28
8 600 PULSAR (Roger Hutchings) ..... .....29
9 323 OCEAN PIRATE (John Turvey) ........30
10 423 FOAMFLYER (H. R. Read) ...........31
11 139 HORATIA (Cdr. P. Thorneycroft) ...............31
12 143 TRANSLUCENT (Alan Betteridge) .............32
13 2O5 TORNADO (Lt. E. Ruscombe-King) ............33
14 655 MISS SMIRNOFF (Brian Peters) .... ..33
15 239 GRAND ESPOIR (John Wade) ........33
16 909 FORDSPEED (John Freeman) ........34
17 29O MISSBOVRILII (G.Townley) ........34
18 288 POWERBOAT MAGAZINE (Countess of Arran) .36
19 O22 FOXIE {Ierence Hardy) . .....36
20 563 BANIYAS(PeterPain) .......37
21 343 PSYCHEDELIC SURFER (John Caulcutt) .......37
22 01 3 BOTANY BAY EXPRESS (K. Schellenberg) . . . . 37
23 026 SAMANDATHUZ(R. D. P. Griffith) ...........40
24 224 SANDGROUNDFR (Richard Formby) ..........41
25 555 MISS POLLY PERKlr'/S {Ron Watts) . . ... . . . ..41
26 44O |ROAUO|SG.r.(R.M.Ellison) . ......43
27 515 ROMANYLASS(GuyWilliams) .......46
28 339 SUNPOWER (Charles L. Wilson) . . . . . .49
29 305 KAY HAYLEN (Maj. Stewart Syrad) . . . ..... .. . 51
30 43O WILLICK // (E. K. Cundv) . . . ...... .. .52
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Sea scenes. above and below, reveal ASA H.T.S., 2O5 Tornado and
7O7 Peter Twiss' Fordsporf. 013 is Keith Schellenberg's Botany Bay
Express which overcame one mishap aftet another and put on one of
the bravest displays. Loch scenes, right. were recorded in the lay-leg
through the Caledonian Canal. Uppermost shot shows the fleet fanning
out into Loch Lochy. Lower photo is of R. Griffith's Samanda Thuz Il
at speed in Loch Ness.
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Left, the fleet in the Neptunes Staircase flight at
Banavie. Above a different kettle of fish:
Magnum // in trouble on the Inverness-Dundee
leg after ground at the start. She subsequently
retired.
Placings in individual
Falmouth (1731
1 Avenger Too
2 Maltese Magnum Twin
3 U.F.O.
4 Gee
5 Miss Smirnoff
6 Fiducia
7 Seaspray
8 Foamflyer
I Fordpower
1O Fordsport
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Milford Haven (1214) Douglas (165) lsle of Man Gircuit (62)
Avenger Too
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Gee
Fordspeed
Fordpower
Maltese Magnum Twin
u.F.o.
Avenger Too
Gee
Fordpower
Maltese Magnum Twin Fordspeed
Fordsport
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Seaspray
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Fiducia
Fiducia
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Fordpower
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Fiducia
Fordsport
Translucent
Oban (166)
Maltese Magnum Twin
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Fordpower
Fordspeed
Seaspray
Fordsport
Fiducia
Fpam flyer
Dundee (1851
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Pulsar
Ocean Pirate
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August 22,1969
Round-Britain Race Problems
RAY BULMAN'S authoritative report on
the Round-Britain Powerboat race, published
in the last tssue of Motor Boat and Yachting,
had such stiff criticism of the organization
that several people who had not followed
the race, except from the reports in the
sponsoring newspaper, told me that they
felt he had a chip on his shoulder. Although
we did not speak to each other, and were
following the race in quite different craft, my
own observations entirely agreed with Ray
Bulman's that at flrst there was a sad lack of
communication and understanding between
organizers and competitors. Some of the
early briefings were certainly confusing. For
instanceo navigational instructions correctly
stated in the appendix to the race instructions
were read out incorrectly. This was
thoroughly confusing for drivers, many of
whom had to stand up with no means of
writing corrections, even if these astonishing
mistakes were later corrected by John
Fleming, which gave the impression that he,
at any rate, understood the language.
At other briefings clear statements were
made by those responsible for that department,
only to be confused by.a conflicting
r6sum6 from someone else.
However, the bitterest complaints I heard
were about the apparent arrogance of the
organizers, and several competitors warmly
agreed with one who told me that they were
being treated not just as the defendants, but
as though they had been found guilty before
they even started. A particular point was the
bandying around of the word"disqualified"
as though this was a game of blind man's
buff and anyone seen moving could be
knocked out on sight. Especially resented
was the statement that a competitor had been
disqualified for taking a tow, as this naturally
implies something quite different from a
competitor abandoning the race and then
accepting a tow.
Under the racing rules of the U.LM.,
disqualification is a severe penalty, to be pronounced
by the jury. Certainly in a race of
this type, the general good of all competitors
requires some discipline over matters not
actually in the race, but traditionally this
comes from leadership, and not from threats
of disqualification for infringement of local
regulations on a non-racing day.
Perhaps a final point is that many ofus
have become accustomed to a very high
standard of leadership and organization in
lhe Daily Express Offshore Powerboat Race;
this, of course, is one of the most important
events on the International Motor Boating
Calendar, and it may be expecting too much
to hope for the same polished achievement inl
the flrst attempt at a very ambitious National
A cafedonian duo. Horatia and l!.F.O. in the canal at Banavie.
event. The general management was complex
for such an affair, but personally I givehigh
marks to the officer of the Day, Bill Cottell,
who is Vice-Commodore of the Royal
Southern Yacht Club and who eventually
won through the many conflicting interests
to get things on the basis of a competitor
sport.
So I quite agree with Ray Bulman's objective
criticism, but one point I can add is that
the indignation of competitors against the
"management", probably encouraged the
excellent spirit of sportsmanship among
themselves. Time and again I saw crews
helping their fellow competitors, even if
doing so might mean handing over the
€10,000 prize. Almost any competitor might
have used weaknesses in the Racing Instructions
to luff opponents out of the race, but
instead the spirit was one of helping everyone
to get round the course. And getting
round the course was surely the most worthwhile
reward for all those who achieved it;
this includes the crews of the motor boats
which went all the way round in support of
the race.
Another point I would like to make is that
Ray Bulman's report in the last issue covered
the first six legs of the race. He mentions in
his repolt of the fi fth leg that the orgaaization
was beginning to run more smoothly. With
this I quite agree, and two drivers told me in
unison that they felt some of the later
briefings were friendly and clearly accepted
that competitors were necessary in a race.
Highland Waters
A REALLY DELIGHTFUL by-productof
the Round Britain Race was the passage
through the Caledonian Canal in superb
weather conditions. Ben Nevis was clear of
cloud throughout, which I understand is not
too common for two days on end, and the
scenery was thoroughly inviting all the way.
The passage of 28 locks might seem rather
an ordeal for tired crews, but in fact they are
now electrically operated, and the greatest
effort for racing crews was signing autographs
by the dozen for the children among
the crowds which gathered on the lock sides.
There was also some apprehension about
the 6 miles an hour maximum required in the
canal portions, but in practice some of the
fast boats were towed through by their rivals
with better ability to manoeuwe at such Slow
speeds. For instance that splendid Keith
Nelson boat Horatia, driven by her designer
Peter Thornycroft,towed U.F.O. for much of
the way, which added to the enjoyment of
both crews. U.F.O. was eventually' second
overallo blut Horatia also gave valuable aid
to the winner at a different stage of the race.
This was when the fog was dense in the
racing leg from Inverness to Dundee, indeed
on more than one occasion buoys whose
bearing was known to me from the radar in
H.M.S. Brave Borderer were only visible at
distances of under 100 vards. However.
Avenger Zoo wisely decidid that her best
chance of completing that leg safely was to
follow closely in the wake of Horatia,whose
navigational repute was exceptionally high
with Rodney Agar to operate her fine range of
navigational aids; as the little convoy
approached the finish after these 185 foggy
miles, the visibility improved, and Avenger
Too could well have shot ahead withthe help
of those three Mercury engines which gave
her at least 20 knots higher speed than her
guide. Yet Timo Makinen showed gracious
thanks for the navigational lead by letting
Peter Thornycroft cross the line before him.
Of interest to me was the considerable
number ofcruising yachts at different stages
along the 60-mile length of the Caledonian
Canal, which includes Lochs O Lochv. Oich
Dochfour and the 22 miles length oflI-och
Ness. Some of these were flying the burgee of
the Royal Highland Yacht Club, but I was
pleased to see that several flew the RYA flae
at their yard arm in support of their cluS
burgee at the masthead.

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DESPITE earlier setbacks and misunderstandings, no one can possibly
doubt the success o+ the Daily Telegraph and BP Round-Britain Race.
No other powerboat event has ever seen such a reception go to a
winner as the public gave to Timo Makinen, Pascoe Watson and Brian
Hendicott when they crossed the line at Southsea on August 7. They
well deserved their victory after what must have felt certain defeat
before Maltese Magnum Twin and UFO both ran aground on the leg
from Inverness to Dundee. Timo's driving was never erratic and Brian
and Pascoe's navigation certainly tactical-proved when they followed
radar-equipped craft in poor visibility.
Avenger loo, designed by Don Shead and built by Souter, won the
race with three Mercury 1250SS outboards. This is perhaps the first
time a major British prize has been awarded to this power configuration.
From those closely connected with the outboard industry, it
is strongly tipped for the overall place again if the event is ever
repeated for, unlike the inboard, the units can be taken off the boat
between heats and easily overhauled rn a mobile workshop.
One must not overlook the effort put up by Tim Powell and Norman
Barclay in trying to make up for lost time as they drove UFO
southward. Not only did they win the majority of the remaining
sectrons, they often opened the taps on occasions during spasms of
engine trouble when others would have held back. Surprising though
was UFO's 90Ohp performance against the 375 of Avenger Too, lor
although she was in fact faster the difference was not as great as
expected.
Perhaps the reverse of expectations was the performance of the four.
Ford-powered Faireys. The first of these was only two hours behind in
third place on elapsed time, and although the remainder of the field
mainly consisted of heavier craft by comparison Io Avenger Too and
UFO, the Ford group were certainly in a class of their own.
Without doubt the worst weather of the race was experienced on
the two northerlv sections on the east coast. Many considered that the
Inverness to Dundee leg should have been cancelled, not necessarily
because the sea had a very severe swell, but because the fog made it
almost impossible to proceed safely. Whiie no difficulty was experienced
in the larger craft fitted with radar, this was certainly the case with
the smaller high-speed outfits. Fearing a repeat of events, crews and
mechanics were given a well-deserved rest when a similar forecast
forced the section to Whitby to be postponed for twenty-four hours.
7th Leg-Dundee to Whitby
(153 nautical milesl
With the delay came a certain improvement in visibility but the swell,
often very steep, continued, and on top of this this coastline is a
oarticular favourite for lobster and crab fishermen. Shortly after they
started one of the first to turn back, but only to effect a repair before
continuing, was Cdr Peter Thornycrolt in Horatia, which returned to
Dundee with a loose engine bearer. As this kind of fault is almost
unheard of in the high class Nelsons this endorsed the severity of the
sea.
With visibility by no means clear the lead was soon taken by John
Turvev in Ocean Pirate, which had not only a good turn of speed for
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Norman Barclay, in cap, congratulates Timo Makinen at Southsea, In
background, Brian Hendicofi (left) and Pascoe Watson, overall winners
in Avenger foo. Right: UFO aniving at Ramsgate to win the stage.
Two of the Ford team crossing the line at Southsea at the end of the
14oO-mife race. Seaspray (606) finished fifth and Fordsport l,7O7l
finished fourth ovetall. Seaspray took the ladies prize.
UFO, second overall, pounds her way to Southsea, endeavouring to
make up time on Avenger Too. Below: from Whitby, the fleet headed north
to a buoy off Sandsend Bay before swinging south to Great Yarmouth.
Coming in to dock for one of the many scrutineerings is Miss Bovril tt.
Below: . . . and by night they worked to prepare for the next stage. Two of
the Ford team being readied by lamplight for the leg from Whitby.
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these conditions but had all navigational aids including radar. She
ploughed on, and was soon out on her own. Meanwhile, the winner of
the previous section, Ralph Hilton's Souter/Shead HIS, returned to
port with trouble similar to Horatia's a loose engine bearer. Unfortunately
in her case, insufficient time was available to make a repair
and she was forced to retire. A little farther on Keith Schellenberg's
The Botany Bay Express, which had gallantly battled through after
being holed on the leg to Oban, was holed yet again in the same place
and had to turn back for Dundee where she called it a day. This was a
great tragedy for Keith after coming so far, especially when his home
port of Whitby with the reception awaiting him, lay just over the
horizon.
Off St. Abbs Head, where it was perhaps roughest, Powerboat
Magazine, now minus Lady Arran and in the hands of Alf Bullen and
Keith Baker, suddenly filled- Although Alf inflated the spare lifecraft
in the cabin in an effort to keep her afloat she sank without a trace in
five minutes. Finally the toll of this leg was added to when Miss Potly
Perkins pulled out with mechanical trouble and Kay Havlen made her
way into the small port of Amble with protesting engines.
The Ford group were well up but being challenged for the first time
by Grand Espoir lJohn Wade) and Bani Yas (Peter Pain). About twenty
miles from the finish, with no one else in sight, Ocean Pirate picked up
a fishing net and, as this was cleared so UFO appeared on the horizon.
Unfortunately for Ocean Pirate she was losing oil through the seals on
both her Cummins diesels which forced her driver to keep the revs low.
and, although they still had the lead, it could not be maintained. They
were passed two miles from the finishing line.
Avenger loo with almost a two-hour elapsed time lead drove a
steady race into third place six minutes later.
8th Leg-Whitby to Gt Yarmouth
(155 nautical milesl
This day was to see the return of the flat calm seas of the western
coast. UFO with Avenger Ioo behind repeated their past performances,
setting the pace, while the heavy weather craft reverted to
their former positions farther down the field. On the previous leg John
Freeman in Fordspeed damaged his ribs when he was thrown heavily
in the rough, but he still led the field apart from the two tearawavs.
The weather also suited Psychedelic Sarfer whose crew, John Cau[-
cutt, Graeme Dillon and Simon De'Ath were now becoming greater
heroes than the overall leaders.
This was to be the last leg in which UFO was to attempt to shorten
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Surter" the rubber inflatable which finished 19th. Above: scrutineering
at Whitby before the 150-mile leg to Gt. Yarmouth. UFO lies between
Avenger Too and Ocean Pirute, Below Left: Willick ll (foreground) and
Sunpower finished 24th and 23rd respectively. Below: Pulsar, a 24ft Coronet
powered by twin Volvo 165s, she finished eighth.
twenty-two minutes ahead. lt was obvious by now that insufficient
distance remained for her to recaoture that which she so unfortunatelv
lost.
9th Leg-Gt Yarmouth to Ramsgate
{83 nautical milesl
Not only was the sea calm once again on this leg, but the sun blazed
down allowing many drivers the opportunity of tanning themselves. . . .
Twenty-four started, leaving Samanda Thuz // (R. Griffin) which was
having further gearbox trouble, to retire. Again it was UFO that took up
the lead two minutes ahead of Avenger Too. Down past the.East Coast
resorts they headed and by the time they reached the Kentish Knock
L.V. they were about five miles ahead of Peter Twiss in Fordsport.
It appeared that each of the Ford team were allowed a turn at
arriving first, unfortunately in this section John Freeman's Fordspeed
had fallen back behind Alan Betteridge's Translucent, Miss Smirnoff
{Brian Peters) and Foamflyer (Dick Read).
John Frost's Fiducia, the first of the Perkin's powered Fairey's, lying
sixth overall on elapsed time, had the misfortune to have mechanical
trouble forty-five miles from Ramsgate. She was to finish well down
the field, after making hasty repairs.
The leader shot into Ramsgate at 12.2opm, while Edgar Cundy's
Willick ll arrived three hours later in the rearguard place he had held for
the majority of the race from Southsea. Nevertheless, his achievement
was truly recognised by the Ramsgate Corporation which awarded
him fl 5O and a Coupe de Tenacit6 Trophv.
l Oth Leg-Ramsgate to Southsea
(119 nautical miles)
This was the finale. lf anyone had their hearts in their mouths now,
it was the crew of Avenger loo. would her high reliability last to the
end? Of course it did. And even though UFO was by now suffering
from low oil pressure on her starboard engine, she was to finish
also-nineteen minutes ahead of Avenger Too.
Little can be said about this leg, save for the tumultuous welcome
awaiting the leaders on their arrival. The Ford group, at least three of
them, put on a circus act by crossing the line in 'vee' formation.
Unfortunately their team mate John Freeman perhaps had the worse
luck of anyone. He broke a propeller shaft, the mate to the other
offender that went at the start thirteen days before, and had to limp
home on one engine for the last twenty miles.
Another to stop momentarily when the end was almost in sight was
Psychedelic Surfer, which ran foul of a lobster pot marker off Selsey.
However, the trouble was cleared and she arrived at Southsea, in
sixteenth place, to a reception as great as that afforded to the winner.
And so the race that has given the greatest boost to the sport since
the inaugural Cowes/Torquay in 1961 was over. lt will provide a
talking point for months to come and give the designers of both craft
and engines plenty of food for thought. lts popularity can be judged
from the tremendous enthusiasm shown at the prizegiving. In Cdr
Peter Thornycroft's address on behalf of the competitors, he spoke of a
need for such a race and expressed the hope that it would be repeated.
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83-mile leg from Gt, Yarmouth. Above: part of the crowd which saw the
boats at Gt. Yarmouth. Arriving i Translucent.
They hdve good reason to smile. Designer Don Shead (left) and builder
Wiff Souter, both responsible for the winning boat,Avenger foo, pictured
at Portsmouth shortly after the finish, Below: Mr'ss Polly Perkins and
Ocean Pirate at loggerheads early in the race, Miss Polly Perkins retired
at Dougfas, Ocean Piratewent on to finish seventh.
lroquois G.7., the only twin-hulled boat in the race, was powered by twin
Volvos and finished 21st overall. Below: lan Driver (bearded, centre)
and his happy band of scrutineers, pictured at Cowes before the major
scrutiny at th€ start of the race.
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Although no definite decision can be given before an evaluation has
been made, the two principal sponsors hinted that another Round-Britain
is likely in 1971. lf this materialises there should be no fear of
obtarning the maximum of one-hundred entries, and if the date is fitted
between World Championship heats it should include many of the top
international names in the sport.
Those in support
Often forgotten in a race of this calibre are the many patrol boats
that provide the rescue cover. In the case of the Round-Britain there
were three, plus the Braves, though these were in fact added to at
later stages as competitors officially retired but continued for the trip.
These principal three consisted of Norman Ramseyer's Frivola Kayuka
from Jersey, whose owner was intending to cruise round Britain
anyway and converted to a clockwise course at the last minute, and
the biggest of all Denys Shirlaw's beautiful ship Auintella. I joined the
happy band aboard at Falmouth to the accompanyment of steam organ
music bellowing forth from the jetty where she was moored alongside.
Aboard Quintella, which was built only two years ago by Beecham
Marine at Tewesbury, were Denys and his son lan, Vernon his
engineer-later-christened-cook,'Mac' Mcllroy of the D aily Telegra ph,
S/Lt Mike Haeburn-Little of the Royal Australian Navy who had been
posted aboard as navigator and Ken Higton of BP.
Few saw us. but when we were on the air to Race Control and the
accompanying Braves no one could block us out, for Denys Shirlaw's
ship is virtually a floating Portland Place and must have aboard every
piece of electronic gear ever marketed by the marine industry. lt was
her message of rough seas and fog that could have prevented the
casualties of the Inverness Dundee section. lt was twice acknowledged,
but like the fatal note to the five-hundred before their charge, was
never delivered.
Her cruising speed was only just over ten knots, which meant she
would put to sea like something like twelve hours before each leg
started to be well placed for her task by the time competitors shot
by----often miles off course on either side! She would arrive many hours
after all the crews had washed, changed and eaten. Not for us the
receptions and parties. We were standing three hour watches through
the night looking ahead with'eyeballs Mk l'in our own particular
Round Britain Race. But that's another storv. . . . -

Tdrnado was manned by Royal Navy officers led by Lt E. Ruscombe-King
and finished 1 4th.
The most successful ladies team, Mrs Thelma Freeman (left) and Lady
Aitken. They finished fifth in Seaspray.
Final Positions overall:
Pl. Name
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1 AVENGERTOO(T.Makinen) ...... ...........39
28ft. Cold-moulded timber hull bv Souter. Cowes;
designer Don Shead. Three 125 h.p. Mercury
outboards.
2 U.F.O.(N.Barclay.T.Powell) ........41
28ft. G.r.p. by Thunderbird, Miami. Two 450 h.p.
Holman & Moody Fords (petrol).
3 FORDPOWER (D. Morris) ...... .. ....43
28ft. Hot-moulded timber by Fairey, Hamble. Two
1 64 h.p. Ford Sabre diesels.
4 FORDSPORT(P.Twiss) ......43
31ft. Hot-moulded timber by Fairey, Hamble. Two
1 64 h.o. Ford Sabre diesels.
5 SEASPRAY llady Aitken)
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28ft. Hot-moulded timber by Fairey, Hamble. Two
1 64 h.p. Ford Sabre diesels.
6 F|DUC\A (J. Frost) . . . 47
28ft. Hot-moulded timber by Fairey. Hamble. Two 185
h. o. Perkins diesels.
7 OCEANPIRAIE(J.Turvey) ...........48
4Oft. Alloy, by Brooke Marine, Lowestoft. Two 350 h.p.
Cummins diesels.
a PULSAR (R. Hutchings) .....49
24ft. G.r.p. by Botved. Denmark (Dell Ouay Ltd). Two
1 65 h.p. Volvo Pentas (petrol).
9 M/SS SMIRNOFF (8. Peters) . .. .... . 51
24ft. G.r.p. by Botved, Denmark (Dell Ouay). Two 185
h.p. Volvo Pentas (petrol)
10 FOAMFLYER (H. Read) ...... 51
26ft. Cold-moulded timber, by Westcraft, Topsham. Two
210 h.o. Evinrudes.
11 TRANSLUCENT(A.Betteridge) .......53
28ft. G.r.p. by Senior Marine, Southampton. Two 175
h.o. Perkins diesels.
12 FORDSPEED U. Freeman) ...... ..... 53
28ft. Hot-moulded timber by Fairey, Hamble. Two 164
h.o. Ford Sabre diesels.
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13 GRAND ESPOIR (J.Wade) ...........53
40ft. G.r.p. by Keith, Nelson, Bembridge. Two 400 h.p.
Cateroillar diesels.
14 TORNADO(E.Ruscombe-King) .... ...........54
28ft. G.r.p. by W. & J. Tod. Weymouth. Two 195 h.p.
Perkins diesels.
15 MISSBOVRILII{G.Townley) ........54
25ft. G.r.p. by Trident Marine, Poole. Two 160 h p.
Volvo Pentas (petrol).
16 HORATIA(Cdr.P.Thornycroft) .... .........'. 56
40ft. G.r.p. by Keith, Nelson, Bembridge. Two 400 h.p.
Caterpillar diesels.
17 BANI YAS (P. Pain) .........59
56ft. G.r.p. by Keith, NelsonNosper, Southampton.
Two 4O0 h.p. Caterpillar diesels.
18 FonEff.Hardy) . ..........59
3sft. Nylon sheathed timber by Pegasus Marine.
Lymington. Two 195 h.p. Perkins diesels.
19 PSYCHEDELICSURFER(J.Caulcutt) ..........61
21ft. Adapted Avon inflatable with rigid ply bottom by
Atlantic College. Glamorgan. Two 50 h.p. Mercury
outboards.
20 SANDGROUNDEF (R. Formby) .......65
24ft. G.r.p. by Botved, Denmark (De!l Ouay). Two 120
h.p. Volvo Pentas (petrol).
21 IROAUOIS G.L (R. Ellison) ..........70
31ft. G.r.p. by Sail Craft. Brightlingsea. Two 130 h.p.
Volvo Pentas (petrol).
22 ROMANY LASS / (G. Williams) .......76
30ft. G.r.p. Gordon Payne, Poole. Two 175 h.p. Perkins
diesels.
23 SUNPOWER (C. Wilson) .....76
40ft. G.r.p. by Keith, Nelson, Bembridge. Two 165 h.p.
Thorneycroft diesels.
24 W\LUCKtl(E. Cundy) .......85
54ft. Alloy by A. E. Freezer, Hayling ls' Two 320 h.p.
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416 Yachts and Yachting
NOUMT BNITAIIT NESUI,TS
The slide rule boys having burnt the midnight oil- here are the official results of
the Daily Telegraph/BP Round Br;tain Powerboat Race which was run between
July 26th dnd Aurgust 7th. A full race report appeared in our issue of August 15th.
POSITtON
1st. shortest total elaDsed time
2nd
3rd
BOAT
AVENGER TOO
UFO
FORDPOWER
AWARD
The Daily Telegraph and BP Trophy; City of Ponsmouth
Challenge Plate; f10,000
f1,500 presented by the ruler of Abu Dhabi
Brickwood Challenge Trophy; f500
SPECIAL AWARDS
The SPAM all-British Prize and Trophy
Best all rounder
Team award
Best prepared and presented entry
First reinforced plastic hull boat home trophy
Unlimited diesel
FORD POWER
FOXt E
OFFSHORE POWERBOAT CLUB TEAM A
OCEAN PIRATE
UFO
FORD POWER
PRESENTED BY
Lovell and Christmas-f500
The Sunday Telegraph-f 200
Crusader Vendors Ltd.-f 200
Pall (UK) Ltd.-f 100
BP Plastics-f 1 50 and Fibreglass Ltd.-t1 50
BPHM (Holland)*f200
POSTTtON
First OP & C International classes
Second OP & C lnternational classes
Third OP S C International classes
Restricted diesels
Production boats Cl
Production boat Cll
First outboard
Lowest powered f inisher
Index of per{ormance
AVENGER TOO
UFO
FORDPOWER
FOROPOWER
FOROPOWER
PULSAR
AVENGER TOO
PSYCHEDELIC SURFER
FOXI E
Polvcell Products Ltd.-f 500
Polycell Products Ltd.-f250
Polycell Products Ltd.-f 100
Lucas. CAV Ltd.-f150
Warner Holidavs Ltd.-t150
Warner Holidays Ltd.-e 150
South Western Marine Ltd.-f210
CSE Aviation Ltd.-f 150
Fortes Ltd.-f250
SPECIAL AWARDS UIM CLASSES
Boat with the shortest total elapsed time having
a woman driver or crew member
Boat having the shortest total elapsed time that
is registered or entered outside the UK
S eco nd
Boat in the sDecial national class with the
shortest total elapsed time
SEASPRAY
BANI YAS
SANDGROUNDER
BANI YAS
G uards Cigarettes-e 50
BP f200 plus Trophy
BP-f 100
PROnautica Ltd.-f300
STAGE PRIZES
Portsmouth - Falmouth
Douglas - Oban
Inverness - Dundee
Dundee - Whitby
R amsgate
Special purses
Silver tankard, special award
Presentation clocks for the accompanying
patrol boats
AVENGER TOO
MALTESF MAGNUM II
HTS
UFO
WILLICK II
Fiducia. M iss Smirnoff, Foa mflyer, Translucent,
Grand Espoir. Tornado, Miss Bovril ll, Horatia,
lroquois GT, Romany Lass, Sunpower
FIDUCIA
Brave Borderer. Brave Swordsman, Ouintella,
Frivola, Miss Bovril l, Kayuka, Nordic Flight
AWARD
Challenge Trophy presented by the Mayor, N. J. Sittus
Challenge Trophy presented by Provost D. Thompson
Rosebowl Dresented bv Lord Provost A. Mackenzie
f1 00 cash and Challenge Trophy presented by Councillor D.
Dunning, chairman Whitby Urban District Council
C150 cash and Challenge Trophy to be known as the Coupe
de Tenacit6 presented by Mayor, J. W. Duddington
Presented by PROnautica Ltd. to each boat not receiving a
prize under any of the categories
Presented by Bill Cottell to the boat with the most ccinsistent
performance despite having had more than her fair share of
troubles
DTBP ROUND BRITAIN POWERBOAT RACE FINAL OVERALL STANDINGS
POStTION
NUMBER BOAT
DRIVER
1
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350
AVENGER TOO
Timo Makinen
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UFO
Tim Powell
808
FOBDPOWER
Derek Morris
707
FO R DS PORT
Peter Twiss
5
606
SEASPRAY
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FIDUCIA
John Frost
Lady Aitken
7
323
OCEAN PIRATE
John Turvey
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600
PULSAR
Roger Hutchings
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655
MISS SMIRNOFF
Brian Peters
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FOAM FLYER
H. R. Read
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143
TRANSLUCENT
Alan Betteridge
12
909
FOR DS PEE D
John Freeman
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t20
GRAND ESPOIR
John Wade
14
205
TORNADO
Lt E. Ruscombe-King
15
290
MISS BOVRIL II
G. Townley
to
139
563
HORATIA
BANI YAS
Cdr P- Thornycroft
Peter Pain
18
022
FOXI E
Terence Hardy
19
545
PSYCHEDELIC SURFER
John Caulcutt
224
SAN DGROUN DER
Richard Formby
21
440
IROOUOIS GT
R. M. Ellison
515
ROMANY LASS I
Guy Williams
23
339
SU N POWER
Charles L. Wilson
430
wtLLtcK rl
E. K. Cundy
TIME ( Hr.min.sec. )
39.09.37.7
41.13.52.1
43.03.01.1
43.35.05.5
45.39.06.7
47.22.53.4
48.36.26.9
49.24.51 .3
51 .20.46.6
51.33.28.2
53"Q7.44.6
53.30.15.9
53.38.29.3
54.38.33.0
54.43.00.1
56.35.02.8
59.08.56.4
59.31.29.1
61 .54.19.8
65.20.54.9
70.52.10.6
76.36.48.8
76.53.10.2
85.1 1.30.4