Betty Cook - Powerboat racer. 1978 Interview.
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Published 2016-09-24
Very poor quality recording from a very old cassette that I had transferred digitally in order to preserve it before the tape recording disintegrated.
Crew chief John Connor. Navigator Mike Mantle. Photographs are from the Internet, my collection and www.powerboatarchive.com ...........
All Comments (12)
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I will never forget Betty and her husband Paul inviting my family together with dear friends to their private yacht Honu in the summer of 1973. For me as a twelve year old boy this was the beginning of my intense love for powerboats and motor yachts.
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I had the privilege to watch her pilot the Michelob Light Wellcraft Scarab off Saugatuck, Michigan in 1981 and 1982. It was incredible. First year she won her class and it was so rough that she broke an ankle. Second year, she broke an outdrive and limped it in to still finish.
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I was fortunate to meet Betty in about 1980, in Melbourne, a lovely lady. Quite inspirational to a then 12 year old.
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Thank You, Nigel, for posting this to YouTube. This interview with Betty Cook is one of my favorite of her. Betty won the 1977 World Championship, Key West, FL, in her Team Scarab 38 KAAMA #89. She raced the 1977 season in the United States mainly in the 38' Team Scarab, her first Scarab victory came in the Bushmills Grand Prix, March 5th, 1977, Newport Beach, California. She also raced a 1977 Team Scarab 9 Meter Kevlar49 boat. The 36 Cigarette was chosen for Cowes due to transport logistics. A Team Scarab boater like Betty was not able to live without her Scarab in the U.S. too long. :)
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Proves the point life brings you many Journeys no matter what color or nationality or Creed we are all equal as the old adage says if you want it bad enough you'll get it God bless and Godspeed
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I love these old scarab boats. We’re these Larry smith hills? The 30 panther looks a lot like them.
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The video includes photographs across the years of the various hulls she raced from the Ron Jones cat to the wide body 36 Cigarette, Scarab 38 etc.
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back when this was made hardly anyone had one of those boats that didn't haul bales or kilos from the Bahamas or the mothership to the docks along florida coast.
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Fantastic.
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In many pictures you can clearly read SCARAB on the boat.
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The boat is a Scarab, not a Cigarette!
