TODAY YEARS AGO....12 September 1971 - David Bassett wins for the second consecutive time the Manx Marathon, off Douglas, the race around the Isle of Man, a sort of nautical Tourist Trophy, now in its fifth edition, his third career victory, second in the season, aboard the 33 Souter Shead designed, MerCruiser powered, Hot Bovril the former T2 of Sopwith in 1969. Victory relatively easy for Bassett who had John Irving at the helm and Dag Pike as a mechanic, when the favorite Cassir with 33 Enfield ex Sopwith, the only other OP I presents, was forced to retire. After Bassett arrived just 7 minutes behind the Class 3 21 Avenger, also Shead designed, with 2 Mercury of Fattorini, while completing the triumph of Shead, the victory in the C II 33 Souter of Hilton. 1971 - Francesco Cosentino won the 1st Trofeo Nastro Azzurro dell’Adriatico, off Bellaria Igea Marina, his second career victory and first of the season aboard his cat aluminum 33 Intermarine, designed by Mike Trimming, powered MerCruiser, Sir Cat. In an ideal day for him cat, at that time was a pioneer in the hull type, and finally not mortified by all kinds of problems, Cosentino with Mel Riggs as t-man set his opponents with the type of boat dominant at that time, the several 36 Cigarette like Bonelli, recent winner of a legendary edition of the CTC, who finished second, Balestrieri, third and Mondatori with Odell Lewis aboard in a sister cat. 1988 - Fabio Buzzi won the first race of the World Championships in Guernsey, aboard his 44 FB that he himself designed and built, powered with four Seatek turbo diesel, also of his creation. On a typical sea water Guernsey the great and powerful mono Buzzi has dominated over other mono as the CUV 40 of Polli,second, the 38 Petri, world champion four years earlier in the same boat,third and the 41 of Damiano Spelta fourth . Marco Bertini 2014
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