 |
|
 Here's a Farmer-built hydroplane owned by Wes Conklin in California. He has owned it now for 12 years. Wes is starting to put some history together on this hull. This photo is one taken by Phil Kunz from the National Championship at Lake Castiac in 1977.
Santana
The SCSC Race Programs for the 1977 Nationals
and (2 weeks later) the 1977 Labor Day race at the Marine Stadium list
E-145 as a Farmer hull named Devil Woman, owned and driven by
Jerry Wicker of Long Beach. Sounds like he changed the boat's name from
Devil
Woman to Santana that summer.
Back to the boats |
The
boat was originally bought by a dentist from Saginaw, Michigan who planned
to race it but never did. Jerry bought the boat in 1976 or '77. He wasn't
sure and he ran the Santana for about 5 years. He tells that the
Santana
was region 12 High Point Champion in '81 or '82. He was pleased to hear
the boat is still around and wants to take a look at it during one of his
of his trips to the Bay Area. He is going to get me some more pictures
of when he was running the boat.
From
Bob Foley:
Pacific
Power Boat Club's Gordon Jennings Memorial Regatta on Mission Bay June
12, 1977: first overall with heat finishes of first
and sixth was Jerry Wicker of Long Beach, CA in Devil Woman. There
were at least three gun jumpers in the first heat.
Pacific Power Boat Club's San Diego Mayor's Cup Regatta on Mission Bay
October 30, 1977: Jerry Wicker took third overall in the 280s with two
third place heat finishes. Name of boat not listed in the newspaper.
