Bluebird to fly again on Coniston water

[Vista]

Nearly forty years at the bottom of the lake and the team restoring Bluebird are set to put her through her paces again on Coniston water! I would not want to be at the helm, getting things wrong at speed in a boat is far more dangerous than in a car.

 

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090520/tu ... 23e80.html

 

[Copey]

cool, the bluebird is a legend!!

[Smudger105e]

So was that you would or would not want to be at the helm?

[Vista]

So was that you would or would not want to be at the helm?

 

Well spotted (and edited) it was wouldn't want to be at the helm. I was recently involved in the construction of a very very powerful and fast yacht, the speed that things can go wrong at when moving over water at that velocity is frightening.

[mk1mexico]

Will definately be goin along to watch this, only down the road

[pauln]

Look foward to seeing that, Donald Campbell was a childhood hero (even though he had been dead for 12 years when I first heard of his deeds). Wonder if it will plane at 100mph?

[Vista]

Look foward to seeing that, Donald Campbell was a childhood hero (even though he had been dead for 12 years when I first heard of his deeds). Wonder if it will plane at 100mph?

 

I very much doubt it would reach 100mph if it wasn't on the plane by then, given it's weight and power, it'll probably be on the plane by 20 or 30 mph

[Mr Sam]

i think it would be better if bluebird didnt 'fly' again

[Vista]

i think it would be better if bluebird didnt 'fly' again

 

In a way she's always "flying" as she's a Hydroplane but I get your point.

[pauln]

I'm surprised the current record holder did'nt fly.

 

 

 

Ken Warbys fed up nobody is having a go at his record so he's building a new boat to break it himself.

 

 

Hopefully project quicksilver will have a go one day

[mk1super]

I have nothing but respect for Cambell he went doing what he loved, great to see his vessel being rebuilt

 

That Ken fella is a nut case bet his neighbours just love him He almost cremated his garage

[V8ian]

My big brother was part of the Heuer timing team on that fateful day, he has never really spoken about it, Never put him off boats either, hes off with his wife on a 4 year sailing sabatical, having a minor refit in OZ at the moment, then 2 years to sail back to blighty.