Boat Design Forums  |  Boat Design Directory  |  Boat Design Gallery  |  Boat Design Book Store  |  Thanks to Our Site Sponsors

Go Back   Boat Design Forums > Design > Boat Design
Register FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1  
Old 11-19-2010, 08:27 AM
Squidly-Diddly Squidly-Diddly is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Rep: 196 Posts: 707
Location: SF bay
what sort of boat did Hells Angles use to try to kill Mick Jagger?

Just curious.

How funny is it that a biker gang would be totally incompetent once off dry land?


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...ck-Jagger.html
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 11-19-2010, 07:45 PM
Man Overboard Man Overboard is offline
Tom Fugate
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Rep: 129 Posts: 246
Location: Wisconsin
Quote:
"They planned the attack from the sea so they could enter his property from the garden and avoid security at the front. The boat was hit by a storm and all of the men were thrown overboard. All survived and there was not said to have been any further attempt on Jagger's life."
It must have been an open boat, maybe something similar to a bass boat, or some other fast, shallow draft boat. (maybe a RIB)
__________________
Tom
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 11-19-2010, 11:42 PM
PAR's Avatar
PAR PAR is offline
Yacht Designer & Builder
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Rep: 3125 Posts: 9,398
Location: Eustis, FL
Obviously, you're not too familiar with bikers of the era. I used to ride with them and they treated me with respect because I could fix their bikes.

It would be simpler just to rephrase the head line to "Stoned, Drunk and Tripping Bikers Attempt to Operate Boat in Rough Conditions". These boneheads would have been pretty hammered, stole someones boat, which they likely barely knew how to operate, then they slammed the throttle to the stop and blasted off to do the "deed". Of course they got their drunken asses bounced out after flying off the first roller and had to swim home. Yep, a good day by them, after they'd dried off.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 11-20-2010, 01:23 AM
MikeJohns MikeJohns is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Rep: 1729 Posts: 2,462
Location: Australia
Crikey you've been around Paul.

It made me laugh that their boat was 'hit by a storm' you've got to love journalists. Boating is just so dangerous, what with storms lurking about waiting to pounce not to mention assassins. Their rescue in the 'storm' by the coastguard didn't get a mention or maybe they just walked ashore and went to the pub.

Probably the whole story was as factual.
__________________
Mike Johns.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 11-20-2010, 03:17 AM
PAR's Avatar
PAR PAR is offline
Yacht Designer & Builder
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Rep: 3125 Posts: 9,398
Location: Eustis, FL
When you're as good looking, tall and talented as I Mike, it's difficult not being asked to join every group you meet. Personally, I've never ridden with the Angles, but I have other biker groups as a young man. I still know a few of them, at least the ones that survived and have been released from prison. I was talking to Thumper's ex-wife just two days ago, he's a full up diabetic now, which is bad, but at least he's very experienced with injecting himself.
Reply With Quote
Reply



Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Olympic Sailing Course - How does this sort of thing happen? Capn Mud Sailboats 11 06-26-2008 11:14 PM
woman convicted for plot to kill couple for yacht longliner45 Open Discussion: All Things Boats & Boating 16 10-08-2007 01:39 PM
how do I sort through the slew of beachcat plans available? timmie Multihulls 22 07-20-2007 08:50 AM
Propulsion question of a different sort. Swimming Quilbilly1 Propulsion 1 03-25-2007 11:31 AM
Texas Size KILL ZONE brian eiland Open Discussion: All Things Boats & Boating 121 03-19-2007 12:22 AM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:49 AM.


Powered by: vBulletin Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Web Site Design and Content Copyright ©1999 - 2012 Boat Design Net