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Tethered Hydroplanes

 

Articles celebrating 100 years  of tethered hydroplane racing

 Surviving Pioneers Chrysis.  Survivor from the 20's A A  Rayman

Norman Dixon

Malcolm Beak at St. Albans

Mike Drinkwater's hydroplanes

Motors from Kings Lynn

Hydroplanes from the 1930's

Four-strokes from the 30s

Jimmy Jones and 'Wee Gareth'

Vamp. Another 20's boat discovered

Evil Spirit  1915 Flash Steam Hydro.

Fred Westmoreland 

Who started it all?

H. H. Groves

General Articles

Hydroplanes

History      A Century of tethered hydroplane racing. Faro      Ken William's 30cc  record breaker from 1935.
Triton   Doug Reynolds-  Part 1: Experimental hydroplane. Jildi Junior      Captain Bowden's miniature hydroplane.
Naiad 3    Three unusual 15cc boats from Tom Dalziel. Little Star   Mr L J French's 15cc record breaker of the 30's.
Sparky II    George Lines' record breaking boat.  

Engineers, Enthusiasts and Clubs.

Jim Bamford     25 years of experimentation and competition. Ted Harris   A racing career revisited.
Jim Hampton   The highs and lows of a model powerboat man. Stan Poyser   The Phoenix series of flash steam hydroplanes.
Ernie Clark    'Sailing with Ghosts'  at the VMSC, on Victoria Lake Mark Russell    Restoration of a typical 1930's boat and engine.
Doug Reynolds   Part 2: 50 Years of Model Engineering Excellence  

Modern Scene

Photo Gallery

2008  MPBA Hydro regatta dates and venues. Jim Free  Photo's illustrating current classes.
2008  Current National/International Classes and Speed Records.  Ken Smith    Close up of  hydro engines at Pitsea.
'Tight Lines'    Regatta reports through the season. Kent Lund   An American Archive.
Martin Broad  Building an electric tethered hydro.  

Who's Who

Pit Box

Terry Everitt Tom Clement Recent discoveries  
Norman Lara Stuart Robinson 2006  Archive.  
Jim Free   2007/08  Archive.  

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