Topic: Mayhem at Wicksteed 2008 - The event! (Read 16981 times)

ray111 · « **Reply #70 on:** May 26, 2008, 09:12:02 AM »

hi all i went on sat my 1st mayhem show & it was great!

it was good to put a face to the name many thanks to martin/bradders & all the crew (having seen the springers in action im going to have a go at onr now

) regards ray111

RickF · « **Reply #71 on:** May 26, 2008, 09:44:31 AM »

Here is the news report, as seen Sunday night.

http://www.itvlocal.com/anglia/news/

The Mayhem feature is just after about 09.00 minutes in.

Rick

Guy Bagley · « **Reply #72 on:** May 26, 2008, 10:04:38 AM »

great to see the pictures- thanks to all those who have posted them !- great to see the trophy go to a good home ! - well done steamboat phil !

and ghost on TV.... is that wise ?????- i hade to look away it was just too scary !

well done all- looks like a great event...will make it next year !

HS93 · « **Reply #73 on:** May 26, 2008, 10:15:31 AM »

Quote from: Guy Bagley on May 26, 2008, 10:04:38 AM

and ghost on TV.... is that wise ?????- i Had to look away it was just too scary !

I still have nightmares and it's six months since I saw him, anyway why should we be the only ones to suffer.!!!

gingyer · « **Reply #74 on:** May 26, 2008, 11:08:59 AM »

looks like a good day out shame about the weather.
If I can manage it will endevour to get to wales

Ghost in the shell · « **Reply #75 on:** May 26, 2008, 12:43:42 PM »

Quote from: HS93 on May 26, 2008, 10:15:31 AM

Quote from: Guy Bagley on May 26, 2008, 10:04:38 AM

and ghost on TV.... is that wise ?????- i Had to look away it was just too scary !

I still have nightmares and it's six months since I saw him, anyway why should we be the only ones to suffer.!!!

me ow! put your claws back!

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #76 on:** May 26, 2008, 02:57:22 PM »

Thanks again for the Spirit of Mayhem award Guy, it went to a very deserving winner.

dougal99 · « **Reply #77 on:** May 26, 2008, 03:31:08 PM »

Martin

Come on, more info please. For those of us mere mortals who unfortunately missed this prestigious occasion who was the deserving winner?

Doug

shipmate60 · « **Reply #78 on:** May 26, 2008, 03:34:35 PM »

Steamboatphil

Bob

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #79 on:** May 26, 2008, 04:19:11 PM »

Sorry Doug,

A special award was given to Phil Abbott ( SteamboatPhil ) for services to
'Mayhem at Wicksteed Weekends' way above the call of duty
Phil loaned us a very expensive Radio mic,
Provided prizes for various fun competitions throughout the weekend,
Provided much of the Tea, coffee, Sugar, etc.
Did the straight running demonstrations,
Set up his own display of steam boats,
and is one of the most enthusiastic model boaters I've ever met.
.... and a thoroughly nice bloke to boot!

I'll get the photos sorted and we'll tell you about the straight running competition!
Phil will never live it down!

PS: Bradders helped a bit and got a large bottle of his favorite tipple for his trouble..... he should resurface about Thursday! ::)

dougal99 · « **Reply #80 on:** May 26, 2008, 05:24:46 PM »

Thanks Shipmate60 and Martin.

A very deserved recipient indeed.

I'm still mad at SWMBO who double booked me, and the lunch was mediocre. :'(

cheers

Doug

PS I'm surprised Bradders will be out until Thursday with a bottle of J20 Apple and Mango :angel:

SteamboatPhil · « **Reply #81 on:** May 26, 2008, 06:25:28 PM »

A big thank you to Martin and Bradders who thought I was deserving of the award, and of course to Guy who made a fantastic job of it. I does hold pride of place on the shelf, and I feel very proud (and indeed humble ) to have received it, for doing what I, and all us Mayhemers really enjoy doing, boating and talking boats (humm maybe the problem is shutting me up !!!!!)

Ghost in the shell · « **Reply #82 on:** May 26, 2008, 06:51:18 PM »

phil, it was a good event, shame about the wind :( oh well, maybe next year it will be better.

why did it never rain or blow hoolies when I went to truckfest???

andygh · « **Reply #83 on:** May 26, 2008, 07:20:49 PM »

Keep the superb photos coming but we need captions

Younger at 70 · « **Reply #84 on:** May 26, 2008, 07:34:02 PM »

You can't have everything took me all my time to take the photo's and get them up on here remember I'm an old man trying to work modern technology

Cheers
Gandalf

andygh · « **Reply #85 on:** May 26, 2008, 08:05:13 PM »

:'(

offshore1987 · « **Reply #86 on:** May 26, 2008, 08:06:59 PM »

Great pics and looks a great weekend i really wish i could of come along :(

Nice to see a tito there though

All the best, plus cant wait to see some more pics

SteamboatPhil · « **Reply #87 on:** May 26, 2008, 08:19:01 PM »

Great pics, straight running with a yacht !!!! will I never live it down

Phil

Stavros · « **Reply #88 on:** May 26, 2008, 08:22:59 PM »

Are you sure you dont want to buy my Marbelhead cos you saw it go through 10 twice with no hands on rudder

Stavros

Tug---Kenny · « **Reply #89 on:** May 26, 2008, 08:28:29 PM »

Quote from: Steamboatphil on May 26, 2008, 08:19:01 PM

Great pics, straight running with a yacht !!!! will I never live it down
Phil

It takes about a year Phil.

Ken

J.beazley · « **Reply #90 on:** May 26, 2008, 08:37:55 PM »

Then again Ken i have joined your very exclusive club of sinking :'(
I should of sealed the deck down really so its my own fault the wet stuff got in, still on the other hand she was doomed when the cruiser and I struck ::)

Still she run with the bigger lifeboats for 15 minutes before she sounded the DIVE, DIVE, DIVE

Jay

Pictures added - Martin:
The sinking,
The salvage,
The prize for the weekend's only sinking!... we should have got Kenny to present the award!

Ghost in the shell · « **Reply #91 on:** May 26, 2008, 11:50:24 PM »

Stavros, has your marblehead got a swing rig?

Stavros · « **Reply #92 on:** May 27, 2008, 12:08:58 AM »

Welsh_Druid · « **Reply #93 on:** May 27, 2008, 12:38:01 PM »

OK folks - here it is - Wicksteed 2008 - the video

Unfortunately due to some circumstances at home I haven't been able to do more than a very little editing (adding a title, eliminating the parts where I forgot to switch off the camera and got lots of sky and editing out some audio swearing in the background) so enjoy what there is.

http://www.durnfords.co.uk/Mayhem2008.wmv

Don B.

Younger at 70 · « **Reply #94 on:** May 27, 2008, 01:16:28 PM »

Well done that man very enjoyable 15Min's and the sun did shine
BobB (Gandalf)

DickyD · « **Reply #95 on:** May 27, 2008, 03:10:58 PM »

Excellent Don. Well done.

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #96 on:** May 27, 2008, 04:06:47 PM »

Mayhem in the news...
http://www.youtube.com/v/UbwMv0hPCJw

Roger in France · « **Reply #97 on:** May 27, 2008, 04:24:10 PM »

Is it just me and my computer?

Don's video was less than 20% buffered after 1 minute and the Youtube bit will not load at all.

Roger in France.

Roger in France · « **Reply #98 on:** May 27, 2008, 04:55:39 PM »

....OK so I went away and did something else....

When I got back Don's vid. had loaded. Thanks Don, excellent stuff, it made me yet more sorry I could not get there. I am sending you a pair of thumbscrews for next time so you have less trouble getting info. out of folk. Never thought of Mayhemmers as shy types!

Roger in France.

offshore1987 · « **Reply #99 on:** May 27, 2008, 04:57:30 PM »

Loved the vid, made me

alot lol good to put some faces to names too, was a cool thing to add in

just so wish i coulda gone

Keep up the good works guys and girls

All the best

hama · « **Reply #100 on:** May 27, 2008, 05:18:42 PM »

Thanks a lot for the video! Not many people like to get a camera in the face, but for us who couldn't get there it was great to get names and character to the faces and it made me smile. And all the fantastic boats in action! Seems like you had a great time, wish I could have come too! Please more of this if someone is sitting on a video.
Hama

chingdevil · « **Reply #101 on:** May 27, 2008, 10:57:46 PM »

Great video Don

Brings back the dry memories, and wet if you include the beer

Brian

Ghost in the shell · « **Reply #102 on:** May 27, 2008, 11:01:40 PM »

petrol: arm

food - £20

getting p*** and having a great time : PRICELESS!

Bob · « **Reply #103 on:** May 27, 2008, 11:04:42 PM »

Wish I was there.
Bit far to come, (and getting a bit long in the tooth) maybe one day if I'm spared. The video made it for me I have been reading Mayhem for some time now (5days20hrs45min so it tells me) and its a real faovourite port of call. Well done Martin you have started something here.
I'm enjoying BY's reminises of life in the RFA many is the chuckle over recognisable little incidents.
Keep up the good work and I look in again tonight for the next installments.
Bob Ferguson
Invercargill , NZ

chingdevil · « **Reply #104 on:** May 27, 2008, 11:21:24 PM »

Ghost

How can you have been drunk, you hardly drank anything ::) ::) ::)

Brian

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Roger in France

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