Zippy Pickle
His Canadian RC club displays at the Buffalo Launch Club vintage show each year.
Bill DeGlopper
Columbus 1960
This photo courtesy of Michelle Nabozny and her Dad, Doug Maykovich. She writes: “I don’t know why Dad had this picture, but I think I see him in the pic, but in 1960 he would have been almost 16”. Her father was a premier engine builder so she is wondering if he was working on hydroplane engines.
Race Regatta Program Covers
Drew Herrick sent us 33 New Martinsville Regatta Race Program covers to add to our “Official Race Programs” book (we have almost 325 covers now). I really like this first one he sent from 1953. The Y-333 SHOOTING STAR is a cool boat, cool name, and even his helmet is painted nicely to go with his theme. The Program is kinda neat as it is New Martinsville’s 14th Annual race and they give a tip of the hat by noting A.P.B.A.’s 50th Anniversary on their cover. I also added some other covers that folks have sent us (and a couple of ones we are borrowing from the www). It makes a really neat book seeing all of them together. If you visit, they are arranged by years from oldest to newest.
If you want to see what’s behind those covers, TVH does go more in-depth on some of these Race Programs by scanning/posting the contents an what’s inside on some of these official Race Programs. Those can be found @ https://www.vintagehydroplanes.com/race…/regatta_past.html
This webpage will also include NEWSPAPER & MAGAZINE ARTICLES & FIRST-HAND EYEWITNESS STORIES.
Ed Karelson – story
The Ed Karelson Story by Rusty Rae. One of the greatest hydroplane builders of all time. (1988)
AQUA ALLISON – article by Bill Holder & Phil Kunz
This article appeared in Engine Builder magazine (Dec 2014)
1966 New Martinsville Regatta – RACE PROGRAM
1966 New Martinsville Regatta added to our RACE PROGRAM section
1979 Dayton Nationals
We added 13 newspaper articles from the 1979 Nationals to our “Newspaper Articles From The Past – DAYTON – 1962 through 1999“.
This completes this section of all the newspaper articles that Phil Kunz collected over the years.