Does anyone have an update on who owns the following long distance records?
Miami-NY (Gentry still?)
Miami-Nassau
Miami-Nassau-Miami
Tampa-Miami (Buzzi?)
Thread: Long Distance records
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01-26-2010 04:17 PM
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01-26-2010 04:28 PM
How about CAM (Canada America Mexico)?
San Francisco - L.A.?
Ensenada - La Paz ( )
"Tear gas and draft beer don't mix."
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01-26-2010 08:49 PM
I did have the Miami to New York outboard record, I did it in a 24' Pantera w/ 2 of the "state of the art" Mercury 2.4's
That was a looong time ago August 18, 1978. It took 42hrs because of a few problems I had on the way BUT I made it on my own and a lot of heart!
I love it when people knock the 24/7 hulls, I KNOW it is a great small boat and very seaworthy (1,250 miles or so I figured some 31 years ago,
No mapquest then) I had an RDF and 2 compasses and "most" of the charts. "NO GPS"
Now you know the rest of the story...........
pp @ pantera.
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01-26-2010 08:59 PM
I'll save you the trouble, boss.
I'm not from Miami, but I did eat at a Cuban restraunt yesterday!
"Tear gas and draft beer don't mix."
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01-26-2010 11:41 PM
That was probably the most fun I ever had in the boat biz!!!
But I have one better that I will do b4 I'm gone.
"Bermuda to New York" on the 4th of July.
I have planned that trip in my mind for a lot of years, the 41' pantera will be perfect for that record.
There is also the Key West to Cuba and back, Rocky Aoki (Benihana) did it a while back, he was pretty fast I forget the et for that run, maybe somebody knows???
pepe @ pantera.
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01-27-2010 11:38 AMGentry had the Miami-Nassau, Miami- Nassau-Miami, Miami-NewYork, and New York-England at the same time. Buzzi broke the hell out of Miami-Nassau and Miami-Nassau-Miami, averaging over 100 mph.
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01-27-2010 12:02 PM
Thats an awesome picture (that dude posted) Jo!! Are you in here?
Your family has an incredible history and reputation in the community.
It must have been an absolute joy to grow up with them and get to experience the things you did.
Do you have a sister by any chance?
Uncle Dave
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01-27-2010 12:08 PM
I believe that's Jo in the hot pants on the left and his sister Barb on the right. Linda's just to the left of Pepe. The Nunez family is the real deal!
Hey, how come Barbie got skunked on the Pantera T-shirt?
"Tear gas and draft beer don't mix."
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01-27-2010 12:16 PM
Thats hilarious!
It made sense the little guy was joe, but since the gals werent wearing the shirts I wasnt sure.
UD
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01-27-2010 02:59 PM
Who owns the Miami-NY and NY-England race?
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01-28-2010 09:47 AMMiami-NY Gentry, 18 hrs 15 min, The Aga Khan in Destriero owns Fastnet/NY, and NY/Fastnet Rock, about 59 hours each way.
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01-29-2010 09:57 PM
Gentry doesn't hold the trans Atlantic record anymore? Do you have a pic of the boat that beat it?
Ryan Beckley
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01-30-2010 08:46 AM
I guess Miami to NY would be held by the Gentry Eagle;
http://www.gentryeagle.com/page4.html
CHAPMAN TROPHY 1988
Miami to New York
Boat: Gentry Eagle
Record time: 19 hours & 17 minutes
It refers to the "Charles F Chapman Trophy" apparently this gentlmen;
http://www.motorboating.com/articleHtml.jsp?ID=21015985
http://www.chapman.org/index.php?main=2&nav=12
The trophy is apparently form "Motorboating Magazine";
Article June 1963...
"Anyone looking for a new trophy? Motorboating Magazine has placed the Charles F. Chapman Trophy into competition. It will be awarded to any motorboat owner who runs his boat from Miami to New York faster than Sam Griffith did with his Bertram rig last year.
Those who try, but fail to improve on Griffith's mark, will get certificates.
Chapman is the boatman who navigated for Gar Wood on the record-breaking 1921 Miami-New York trip. No one did it faster until Griffith came along 41 years later."
From page 22 here;
http://209.212.22.88/data/rbr/1960-1...1963.06.07.pdf
Holder as far as I can see of this trophy have been the following;
1962 Sam Griffith / Bertram
1964 Charles Johnson / 31h 32m same article as below
1974 August Dr. Bob Magoon / 22h 41min 15sec /40 Foot Cigarette... ref;
http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...g=3749,4534439
There is reference to a try in 1976 by Billy Martin in NJ no idea how it worked out, here;
http://books.google.com/books?id=5OE...age&q=&f=false
I think this is the one that interests me however.... for now;
Tampa-Miami 3:45
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...ld-record.html
Have a great day and read everyone...
GL
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02-18-2010 09:11 PM
.....seems to me that, foot for foot, pound for pound, Pepe still holds the record.....BIG difference between making one of those runs with today's technology and electronics, in a 40'-50' boat, and what Pepe did over thirty years ago without the technology in a 24x7.......BIG COJONES dude..........no one is topping that.......
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02-19-2010 10:24 AM
Pepe get's my "Big Cojones" award..Hands down.
Anybody have George Morales official time? I am thinking it was under 20 hours, but my memory is not what it once was...once was....once was.
What?Allergic to Nonsense
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