After a while and being absent, Gino Passchier returns to racing in Europe. Although he races in a smaller class he still enjoys racing in a competitive fleet of 13 participants at Torquay (England). Gino races in the only Belgian team “Peters & May # B-75” along with Matthew Webb.
The race is held under the RYA regulations and is coordinated by the UIM that it recognizes as an official World Cup race. A valid and official World Cup needs to have three different nationalities. The condition for entry of a Belgian team was that Gino had to be the pilot. Matthew Webb is no stranger to the circuit and has already achieved many national titles in its class. Gino and Matthew raced already together in 2008 Arendal (Norway) in the same class 3B where they achieved a fourth place in a Mannerfelt Batboat 22. This time they will race in a Phantom 18.
The boats in the 3B Class are between 16 and 22 feet long and fitted with a 90 or 115 hp outboard. The 115 hp engine should be HO and the 90 hp a Tohatsu or a Yamaha. It is a fierce competition with 13 participants at the start where Gino and Matthew will try to distinguish themselves from the rest thanks to their experience. Gino: “I hope for a short ‘chop’ but it may be a little more. This time we throttle with the foot so my nickname “Golden Hands” should be changed. I don’t mind racing in a smaller class. You must respect each racing class and maybe in future I might race in the turbine-class in the U.S.”. Gino is still racing in the American circuit: the “Super V”. In his powerboating career Gino has collected a lot of experience in several classes. He is amonst others the speed world recordholder in the P1 Evolution Class (Lake Coniston, 2008) and has set the fastest time during the storm that hit Ramsgate-Ostend during the Bladerun 2007. “This World Championship was a “last minute” and thanks to the sponsor Peters & May (the biggest worldwide yacht transportation services) we can participate in this World Cup.” he states.
Here is the complete entry list of the World Offshore Powerboating Class 3B taking place from September 1st to 4th 2011.
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Race No
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Boat Name
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Driver
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Navigator
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Boat /Engine
|
Hull
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Colours
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Location /
Country
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B-2
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BRAATEN OFFSHORERACING
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Jan Trygve Braaten
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Rasmus S?derholm
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Twister Cat 20 / Yamaha 90
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Catamaran
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Silver
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Songe, Norway
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B-7
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PHANTOM FIDDLERS
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John Guile
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Tom Williams Hawkes
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Phantom 18 / Evinrude 115 HO
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Monohull
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Black
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Sark.
Channel Isles
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B-9
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BERNICO INTERNATIONAL
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Bob McCarthy
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Nick Surry
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Bernico 20 / Evinrude 115 HO
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Monohull
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Grey
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Devon. UK
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B-13
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CIRCLE EXPRESS
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Brian Peedell
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Pat Peedell
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Batboat 19 / Yamaha 90
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Monohull
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White
|
Surrey. UK
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|
B-17
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SICK CHILDRENS TRUST
|
Daniel Priestley
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Sam Brewster
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Phantom 18 / Evinrude 115 HO
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Monohull
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White/Red
|
Berks. UK
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|
B-19 |
BEECRAFT
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Hakon Christoffersen
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Kjetil Christoffersen
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Beecraft 19 / Evinrude 115 HO
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Monohull
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White
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Sande, NORWAY
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B-28
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PIRATES CAVE
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Sharon Atlee
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Graham Atlee
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Tintorera 20 / Yamaha 90
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Monohull
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White
|
Kent. UK
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B-48
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RELENTLESS
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John Richardson
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Tom Sauvarin
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VS22 / Evinrude 115 HO
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Monohull
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White
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Guernsey
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|
B-52
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BLITZ RACING
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Neal Ives
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Michal Galczewski
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Barracuda 18 / Yamaha 90
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Monohull
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Blue
|
S?hampton UK
POLAND
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B-65
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CRC RACING
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Adrian Foulser
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Stewart Dick
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VS22 / Evinrude 115 HO
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Monohull
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White
|
Surrey. UK
|
|
B-66
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OLD BOYS
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Inge Lund
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Kurt Egil Jensen
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Batboat 19 / Yamaha 90
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Monohull
|
Red
|
Twedestrand Norway
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B-75
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PETERS & MAY
|
Gino Passchier
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Matt Webb
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Phantom 18 / 90 Yamaha
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Monohull
|
White/Blue
|
Belgium
|
|
B-92
|
DIGITAL CLARITY
|
Ashleigh Foulser
|
Alan Power
|
Bakdraft 22 / Yamaha 90
|
Monohull
|
Yellow
|
Surrey. UK
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