--- In [email protected], "Allan Cazaly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The journey to LV was full of surprises, the worst was the diesel > filters becoming blocked, up due to some dirty fuel I inadvertantly > put in the tank a couple of weeks earlier! This made us late in > arriving. > > I booked to join the "parade" of boats and entered for the best > decorated boat. I was very surprised to be awarded the "Runner Up" > prize for this event and recieved a bottle of wine. > > I was told not to go away from Horse Ferry Bridge, where the prizes > were being presented. > > Next, "Pengalanty" came up again. I went forward and received > the "Silver Cup Trophy" for the Best Illuminated Boat! I couldn't > believe my luck. > > Toni and I stayed to see the other prizes being given out and my name > was called yet again! I had won the Trophy for the boat handling > competition, part of which was a 360 degrees turn and going astern. > > A hat trick! It still hasn't properly sunk in but I am delighted. > > I always did think I had a good boat which handled superbly, due to > the special design of the stern swim and the unique propeller that > Crower's cast and finished for me with blades that slope backward > about 10 degrees and matched to the engine maximum thrust. > > To cap it all, (a wonderful surprise) I received a DVD from Mike > Stevens, with 4 different boats performing their skills at boat > handling, one being Pengalanty. This is the first time I have seen my > boat as a spectator. It truly does have good acceleration and seems > to have ABS brakes as it stops so quickly; a boon to any boat > competition. >
Ooh, look at me, aren't I an attention whore!
