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As a matter of interest both Yo Yo and Yo Yo 2 have also vanished.. The 61 boat was a 24ft YELLOW AND WHITE prototype and went back to the States No 2 was RED AND WHITE (I think she was originally called Bloody Mary and had no cabin) and stayed in GB and was raced by Lady Vi Aitken and also Yachtsma...

Mark
your a star...it is what the site was missing history and pics...hopefully stimulate more interest for everyone
Regards
Mike
COPC

Mark Bruce Campbell started building Christina's in 1959 AFTER STRIKING A DEAL WITH FAIREY MARINE to build on their new Ray Hunt designed 23ft HUNTRESS HULL.....He then fell out with Fairey and RAY HUNT came over and redesigned the 23ft into a 25ft for Campbell..they do not have as much beam or bow ...

Mark
THUNDERBOLT REBUILD HERE

http://www.classicoffshore.com/restorat ... erbolt.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Mike

Mark
She is definately Thunderstreak the odd style cabin was fitted for the Round Britain Race and twin Perkins diesels fitted,
the dreadful wheelhouse added later, she was on the Thames for a while unfortunately lost pics ...and your right Detroits.... will get that changed immediately!

Mike

Paper Tiger

the end result
here (scroll down)

http://www.classicoffshore.com/blog/category/for-sale/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Mike

I know she is not a 31 but this is the 25ft PAPER TIGER RESTORATION carried out by Ian Saunders (pacific marlin)

http://www.classicoffshore.com/restorat ... rtiger.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Mike

Good Morning from the UK...I am Mike James of the Classic Offshore Powerboat Club and also owner of THUNDERBOLT the Ray Hunt designed CHRISTINA 25 that Tommy Sopwith won the first Cowes Torquay powerboat race with in 1961...she was restored over 4 years after being saved from the back garden of the ...