Howards Way "Ending Credits" - Vid Clip...

[sharpness]

Came across this on youtube. Brought back memories of watching Howards Way on Sunday Evenings (the good old 80s era). Used to be the highlight of the show watching that sealine zip round the raggie, though i don't think the colregs were followed to the letter

(Apologies if this has been posted previously)

 

[Tidewaiter2]

Ah Bisto!

Came across this on youtube. Brought back memories of watching Howards Way on Sunday Evenings (the good old 80s era). Used to be the highlight of the show watching that sealine zip round the raggie, though i don't think the colregs were followed to the letter

(Apologies if this has been posted previously)

So thats where all those Solent Mobo Weekend Warriors get their bad habits from
Nuture not Nature at an impressionable age

 

[JKay]

bleedin' sea gypsey

 

[STEVEDUNSTABLE]

i used to record the whole episode, then watch it at "fast forward"(remember that??!!), then just watch ALL the "boaty bits" at normal speed !!!!!!.............hohum !!

 

[Tidewaiter2]

bleedin' sea gypsey

That's bleeding raggie sea gypsy to you, Guv!(pissst!, want me to get rid of that big lump of scrap in your engine room and put down a nice bit of asphalt instead, Guv?)

 

[halcyon]

i used to record the whole episode, then watch it at "fast forward"(remember that??!!), then just watch ALL the "boaty bits" at normal speed !!!!!!.............hohum !!

The funny thing is that it was reasonably true, that's how life was like then in boat building, and I actually miss it now.

Brian

 

[burgundyben]

I think that Sealine in the clip was a called 'Gypsy's Kiss' and provided to the BBC for filming by Westerley Sea School at Hamble Point Marina.

 

[Victoria Sponge]

Great show of it's time, I loved it.

 

[old_salt]

I think I am right in it was Stephen Yardley "Ken Masters" who was at the helm, also I think I am right he was the only member of the cast who was actually a small boat sailer.
Met and had a good chat with him a one of the London boat Shows in the late 1980s.

 

[benjenbav]

Was it true that yotting journo Bob Fisher had the task of lying on the floor beneath Kate O'Mara, giving her directions as to what to do with the wheel in the sailing sequences?

 

[PCUK]

My mate bought the Sealine, it had extra large engines for the series apparently. Came with full fuel tanks. He sold it when they were empty!

 

[mlines]

The Sealine Ambassador was/is called "Sea Gypsy" and is currently located at Val Wyatt Marina at Wargrave. It has a pair of Volvo V8s in it that the owner was rebuilding a couple of years ago. He apparantly bought it off the hard somewhere in Southampton where it was lying "unloved".

http://www.motorboatsmonthly.co.uk/archive/general/498643/howards-way-25-years-ons


Martin

 

[halcyon]

The Sealine Ambassador was/is called "Sea Gypsy" and is currently located at Val Wyatt Marina at Wargrave.

From memory is was Chris Colman's, or one of his Quay Marine stock boats, bit of marketing organised by Chris, they also used the offices and showroom.

Brian

 

[burgundyben]

Was it true that yotting journo Bob Fisher had the task of lying on the floor beneath Kate O'Mara, giving her directions as to what to do with the wheel in the sailing sequences?

Largely true, the staff of Westerley Sea School did similar on the Spring 25.

I did a RTI race on a Sigma 33 with Maurice Colbourne on board, lovely chap, hopeless sailor.

 

[jhr]

Orkadian of Tarrant (Jack Rolfe's "Bloody Boat" that was nicked at the beginning of the clip) is now kept at Bailey's Hard on the Beaulieu River and used regularly. I thinked she's owned by a father and son. I asked the son if it was the original Howard's Way boat and he said that it was, but that he was too young to remember it being on telly....

 

[jhr]

I think I am right in it was Stephen Yardley "Ken Masters" who was at the helm, also I think I am right he was the only member of the cast who was actually a small boat sailer.

Graham Pountney, who played Mark Foster, was captain of the sailing club at my old school. Mind you, I'm probably being a bit obscure

 

[paultallett]

It's Howards Way that my family can blame for my obsession with boats!! As a young boy it all looked very amazing. Now at 39 my love for the water is even stronger.

 

[solitaire11]

It's Howards Way that my family can blame for my obsession with boats!! As a young boy it all looked very amazing. Now at 39 my love for the water is even stronger.

same as above...lol.

 

[tamarind]

I missed it first time round, but recently got the whole series through the 'love film' dvd service, excellent!!

 

[Mr Googler]

I think there was also a fletcher zingaro in the series which ended up at buzzard boatyard in Yarmouth iow many years back. Brought by the consultant mate of mine. Can't remember the boat name. Needed lots of love!!!!