The Vintage Race Boats are coming???!!!
Welcome to the "official" Vintage Website for the:
Madison Regatta-2003
July 4 - 6, 2003
Bob Snelling Vintage Memorial Event
Photos from last year - Madison Courier
Vintage Press Releases from Joe Johnson
Published with permission of The Madison Courier & Robin Cull.
Mark Campbell photographer.
Special Vintage Race Boat Program
The past will come alive this summer when the Vintage race boats of bygone eras return to Madison to participate in the Special Vintage Race Boat Program. The Vintage boats will participate in the Friday night parade, will be on display all weekend, and will run demonstration laps on the historic Madison race course.
In addition to seeing and hearing these unique and beautiful boats run on the race course,
spectators are invited to take a guided pit tour to view them close-up in the Vintage pit area.
Vintage Hydros selected for Madison - 2003
Last update: 04/29/2005
These entries are in sequence by submission date.
Click here for Madison course layout (Adobe PDF file).
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Boat Name |
Owner | Class | Launch | |
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Tom D'Eath | 266 hydro | Crane | |
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Bill John |
Gold Cup - Speedster |
Crane | |
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Bill Fisk |
Grand Prix Hydro |
Crane | |
| Close Shave II |
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Dave Johnson | 225 Hydro | Crane |
| Heart Beat |
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Paul Nowack | Jersey Speed Skiff | Crane |
| Agitator |
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Alan Radue | 280 Hydro | Crane |
| Executif GP-11 |
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Jeff Buckley | Grand Prix Hydro | Crane |
| River Rat |
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Dave Yeager | Jersey Speed Skiff | Crane |
| Miss Dinomytes |
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Gordon Jayne | Grand Prix Hydro | Crane |
| Yellow Streak |
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Ron Taylor | 5 Litre Hydro | Crane |
| Tiger |
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Carl Wilson | 225 Hydro | Crane |
| Country Boy |
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Tom Bertolini | 225 Hydro | Crane |
| Vagabond |
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Steve Lindo | 280 Hydro | Crane |
| Opechee |
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Hal LeDuc | 266 Hydro | Crane |
| Streaker |
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Joe Marshall | 7-Litre Hydro | Crane |
| TipBack S-50 |
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Bill Mehan | 145 Will Farmer Hydro | Crane |
| Miss Bonnie |
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Gary Cotter | 280 Hydro | Crane |
| Heavy Duty |
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Bill Winn | 7-Litre Hydro | Crane |
| Miss Crazy Thing |
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Billy Sterett | 7-Litre Hydro | Crane |
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N-700 Miss Sapphire |
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Steve Ladino |
Lauterbach 225 Hydro |
Crane |
| Moonshine Baby |
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Phil Spruit | 7-Litre Hydro | Crane |
| Yar-Gar |
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Chris Johnson | Gold Cup - Speedster | Crane |
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Jon Bartell | 266 Hydro | Crane | |
| Petti's Pet |
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Travis Hickman | 7-Litre Hydro | Crane |
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Y3 |
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Shaun Berry | 850 Hydro | Crane |
| Hi-Q |
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Bob Moore |
Loyd 136 Class Hydro |
Crane |
| Chrysler Queen |
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Buddy Byers | 7-Litre Hydro | Crane |
| A-66 Competition |
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Bill Morrison | 2.5 Hydro | Crane |
| Gemini |
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Dick Harris | 2.5 Hydro | Crane |
Many of these Vintage boats actually have their own Web page - click on the boat name to load. And, many entries are also listed on Phil Spruit's Vintage Hydroplane Directory.
Vintage Safety Inspection requirements - no exceptions - please come prepared.
Click here to download our Vintage Safety Inspection Form (Word Document)
Safety collar on drive shaft
Functional kill switch
Helmets - current or vintage
Life vests
Lifting straps
Drivers/riders must be APBA Vintage members
If you do not pass Safety Inspection, you will
stay on the trailer. Safety will be the # 1 priority
of this event.
Safety is "the" major concern at all APBA Vintage events.
We had a roll-over at last Summer's NH Vintage event, but with the help of Brian Small's
APBA safety/rescue team - nobody got hurt, the Vintage boat was saved, and the event continued.
Schedule of Madison Vintage Events
All final scheduling will be done by the Madison Regatta Race staff.
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Friday July 4th |
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Saturday July 5th |
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Sunday July 6th |
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Some related links:
Expedia.com - Madison, Indiana maps and drive times - only 19 hours from Wolfeboro, NH ???!!!
Madison Came Running - a local Madison Web site.
Madison, Indiana - the official Madison Web site
Detroit Thunderfest - APBA Gold Cup
List of Vintage events scheduled for 2003
Unlimited Hydroplanes - HYDRO-PROP
Hydro-Prop Links - Every Race Boat Link you'll ever need.
Last summer's NH Vintage Race Boat Regatta - the best Vintage event so far ???!!!
Please use your browser's Back & Forward icons to bounce between these Web sites.
Please send your thoughts, comments, suggestions about this Web page to:
Bill John
