Offshore World Record - San Fran to San Diego. In a gas powered Cat

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12-11-2013, 04:49 PM
ptc

Should be seeing the Queen coming into view pretty quickly now..... and looks like Sea Tow 1 is going out to greet them
12-11-2013, 04:54 PM
Wendi

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/12/12/yve7y3yj.jpgalmost there
12-11-2013, 04:54 PM
HB Vic

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12-11-2013, 04:59 PM
ptc

Just made it into harbor!!!! All done!
12-11-2013, 05:02 PM
ptc

So I see Hotboat.com on Hwy 60 near hwy 15..... is that you Vic? are you going to LB?
12-11-2013, 05:06 PM
Eli

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Originally Posted by ptc

Just made it into harbor!!!! All done!

What was there time?
12-11-2013, 05:11 PM
ptc

Dont know the "Official Times" but they left SF at 7:42AM PST and arrived at Marina Del Rey about 3:17PM and Long Beach about 3:55PM

about 8 hrs 13 minutes ?

Didnt beat any existing records...

But is a "record" for a 50' Catamaran by the Marani Sponsorship organization.... so everybody wins!!!!!
12-11-2013, 05:17 PM
HB Vic

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Originally Posted by ptc

So I see Hotboat.com on Hwy 60 near hwy 15..... is that you Vic? are you going to LB?

Wish I could, but no.
12-11-2013, 05:30 PM
RVR SWPR

Obviously had some problems and found a way to get it done.:thumbsUp::thumbsUp: I enjoyed following this today,Thanks Hotboat.
12-11-2013, 05:31 PM
GRADS

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Originally Posted by RogerThat99

They are shooting for 4.5 hours. They are supposed to start at 7am, so that would put them at the Queen Mary at 11:30 am.

.....and they were so close. ;)
12-11-2013, 06:37 PM
Eli

Well they did a great job! Hope they enjoyed the trip! Thanks HotBoat and everyone who provided updates! It was suspenseful and exciting to watch.
12-11-2013, 06:41 PM
hbchgirl

Quote:

Originally Posted by ptc

Dont know the "Official Times" but they left SF at 7:42AM PST and arrived at Marina Del Rey about 3:17PM and Long Beach about 3:55PM

about 8 hrs 13 minutes ?

Didnt beat any existing records...

But is a "record" for a 50' Catamaran by the Marani Sponsorship organization.... so everybody wins!!!!!

Saw this on their FB page: #‎Outlaw‬ is now Marani Bell world record holders, San Francisco to Long beach 8:15:05.
12-11-2013, 07:44 PM
RPMRACING

Whew, glad they finished!

Ok, so here's what happened. I left to head to Marina Del Rey when they were about the Channel Islands. Earlier in the run the boat had acted like it was out of fuel but turns out the brand new pump failed (tank transfer) and so they pulled off the fuel injection and pumped from one tank to the other to continue. About Malibu they experienced another fuel problem and after getting it fixed got underway and made it Marina Del Rey (they waived off that record in favor of SF to Long Beach) so they fueled in Marina Del Rey and then about 20 minutes later came storming through Queens gate and to the finish line at 8 hours 15 minutes 05:19 seconds. Yes, that beats the 9+ hours that Nigel and Team set with the Lucas Oil Ocean Cup so the Marani Bell is now the Cat Record holder but the Owner/Driver Bob Russell already plans to go back and beat his record. If they didn't have the stops they were going to be just over 6 hours by our calculations to Long Beach but alas that's racing. BTW, PTC, it's not my rules, it's the APBA/UIM rules that we play by. If one wants to try to beat it they can by going for either the Lucas Oil Ocean Cup in a V with diesels or the Marani Cup with a Cat with twin screws. It's all good and I'm happy that they made it safe and sound. All in all a very good day and the start of some good records to come.
Ross Wallach, RPM RACING ENT.
12-11-2013, 07:52 PM
WMC

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Originally Posted by RPMRACING

Whew, glad they finished!

Ok, so here's what happened. I left to head to Marina Del Rey when they were about the Channel Islands. Earlier in the run the boat had acted like it was out of fuel but turns out the brand new pump failed (tank transfer) and so they pulled off the fuel injection and pumped from one tank to the other to continue. About Malibu they experienced another fuel problem and after getting it fixed got underway and made it Marina Del Rey (they waived off that record in favor of SF to Long Beach) so they fueled in Marina Del Rey and then about 20 minutes later came storming through Queens gate and to the finish line at 8 hours 15 minutes 05:19 seconds. Yes, that beats the 9+ hours that Nigel and Team set with the Lucas Oil Ocean Cup so the Marani Bell is now the Cat Record holder but the Owner/Driver Bob Russell already plans to go back and beat his record. If they didn't have the stops they were going to be just over 6 hours by our calculations to Long Beach but alas that's racing. BTW, PTC, it's not my rules, it's the APBA/UIM rules that we play by. If one wants to try to beat it they can by going for either the Lucas Oil Ocean Cup in a V with diesels or the Marani Cup with a Cat with twin screws. It's all good and I'm happy that they made it safe and sound. All in all a very good day and the start of some good records to come.
Ross Wallach, RPM RACING ENT.

:thumbsUp::thumbsUp::thumbsUp:
12-11-2013, 07:53 PM
Wendi

Quote:

Originally Posted by RPMRACING

Whew, glad they finished!

Ok, so here's what happened. I left to head to Marina Del Rey when they were about the Channel Islands. Earlier in the run the boat had acted like it was out of fuel but turns out the brand new pump failed (tank transfer) and so they pulled off the fuel injection and pumped from one tank to the other to continue. About Malibu they experienced another fuel problem and after getting it fixed got underway and made it Marina Del Rey (they waived off that record in favor of SF to Long Beach) so they fueled in Marina Del Rey and then about 20 minutes later came storming through Queens gate and to the finish line at 8 hours 15 minutes 05:19 seconds. Yes, that beats the 9+ hours that Nigel and Team set with the Lucas Oil Ocean Cup so the Marani Bell is now the Cat Record holder but the Owner/Driver Bob Russell already plans to go back and beat his record. If they didn't have the stops they were going to be just over 6 hours by our calculations to Long Beach but alas that's racing. BTW, PTC, it's not my rules, it's the APBA/UIM rules that we play by. If one wants to try to beat it they can by going for either the Lucas Oil Ocean Cup in a V with diesels or the Marani Cup with a Cat with twin screws. It's all good and I'm happy that they made it safe and sound. All in all a very good day and the start of some good records to come.
Ross Wallach, RPM RACING ENT.

Thanks Ross and congratulations to Team Jr. Outlaw! It was fun watching the updates.
12-11-2013, 10:06 PM
RVRKID

The finish
http://youtu.be/v_gqyYhWz1k
12-11-2013, 11:02 PM
GotHalos

Quote:

Originally Posted by RPMRACING

Whew, glad they finished!

Ok, so here's what happened. I left to head to Marina Del Rey when they were about the Channel Islands. Earlier in the run the boat had acted like it was out of fuel but turns out the brand new pump failed (tank transfer) and so they pulled off the fuel injection and pumped from one tank to the other to continue. About Malibu they experienced another fuel problem and after getting it fixed got underway and made it Marina Del Rey (they waived off that record in favor of SF to Long Beach) so they fueled in Marina Del Rey and then about 20 minutes later came storming through Queens gate and to the finish line at 8 hours 15 minutes 05:19 seconds. Yes, that beats the 9+ hours that Nigel and Team set with the Lucas Oil Ocean Cup so the Marani Bell is now the Cat Record holder but the Owner/Driver Bob Russell already plans to go back and beat his record. If they didn't have the stops they were going to be just over 6 hours by our calculations to Long Beach but alas that's racing. BTW, PTC, it's not my rules, it's the APBA/UIM rules that we play by. If one wants to try to beat it they can by going for either the Lucas Oil Ocean Cup in a V with diesels or the Marani Cup with a Cat with twin screws. It's all good and I'm happy that they made it safe and sound. All in all a very good day and the start of some good records to come.
Ross Wallach, RPM RACING ENT.

Bummer, but regardless an awesome trip! Congrats to them. 8 hours and 15 minutes calls for a long day in a boat I'd imagine!
12-12-2013, 11:12 AM
Sharp shooter

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Originally Posted by RPMRACING

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All the best!

Ross Wallach, RPM Racing Ent.

BAM!!! Good morning Ross. :D

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12-12-2013, 11:54 AM
HB Vic

Time out until I have time
12-12-2013, 01:07 PM
HB Vic

Well seems I need to do an intervention on this thread. I could go in to a long diatribe of my opinion of Grads and how I truly believe he's harmless and just has a voracious appetite for attention (Grads FYI that's a nice way of calling you an attention whore). But I'm not going to do that this time. This time I think Grads is out of line.

Personally I see no reason for the negativity, comments, or jabs that were made. They do nothing constructive. They only ruffle feathers and cast shadows on someone's hard work and efforts to do something that no one else has done. So I've deleted all of them. I hate deleting shit, but if that's what I need to do make a point, then I will.

I'm not going to ban Grads, this time. But I am going to ask Grads to rethink his future comments. Especially when they do nothing constructive and appear only to be made to ruffle feathers.

As Ross said, unless you're out there in the water racing or running next to them, you don't have a leg to stand on.

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