ARE THE RACERS INFORMING THE PROMOTORS THE HISTORY OF THEIR BOATS??? S K CLASS WAS FOUNDED USING SPEED SKI BOATS IN THE LATE '50S. BEFORE FORMING THE CLASS THEY WOULD RACE THE TOW BOATS IN A HOT BOAT RACE AFTER THE SKI RACES WERE FINISHED. THESE BOATS WERE SOME OF THE BOATS USED IN THE EARLY MARATHONS, 500 MILE AND 9 HOUR RACES. MY '55 MANDELLA MAY BE ONE OF THE OLDEST SURVIVING SPEED SKI BOATS. I UNDERSTAND YOUR EAST COAST SKI SHOWS ARE DIFFERENT THAN A SPEED SKI EVENT. A LOT OF THE LEFT COAST SKI SHOWS USED V-DRIVE FLAT BOTTOM BOATS FOR THEIR TOW BOATS.
HARLAN ORRIN
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