Follow the link to see the video of Ray Bulman and Geoff Torbet crossing the Channel in a 40-year-old, 17 foot Sunseeker.
In a bid to revive the spirit of the Putney to Calais powerboat race,MBYcontributor Ray, 79, and his friend Geoff, 80, tookCrazy Girlacross the Channel for 'one final blast.'
The full story will appear in the Septemeber 2009 issue of Motor Boat & Yachting magazine.
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James Bond would be jealous - this month we've been out in three great getaway boats, the XO 240 RS, Sealegs amphibious RIB and Goldfish 23. We put them through a series of challenges to find out which deserved the title of ultimate sportsboat. Our big boat test this month features the Beneteau Flyer GT49 Fly, a lot of very cool boat for the money. Elsewhere we get on board the Galeon 780 Crystal find out how to spend 48 hours around Portsmouth Harbour. We also take a closer look at Marseille and its surrounds and learn how to navigate when the fog descends
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Vivien Hall
March 14 09:45
I hope it's not their last blast. We all say things like that then the next time it's definitely our last blast, and so on.