1956

U-77 Miss Wahoo (USA)

Owner - William (Bill) Boeing (Seattle)
Designer - Ted Jones
Builder - Les Staudacher
Length - 28ft 6in
Beam - 11ft 6in
Hull - 3 point
Detail - Texaco Star, nose cowl
Weight - 5,200
Colours - mahogany hull & tail
Power - V12 Allison
Driver - Mira Slovak

B/F - 5th

Spectators on Floating Bridge see Mira Slovak in Miss Wahoo head for starting line in 1956 Seafair Trophy Race on Lake Washington.

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Detail - Chevrons on tail fin
Colours - mahogany & red
Driver - Mira Slovak

Winner of Mile High Trophy race

59

U-101 Miss Wahoo

Power - V12 Rolls-Royce Merlin
Driver -Mira Slovak

B/F - 7th

Driver - Mira Slovak

Winner of President's Cup, Lake Mead Cup

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Colours - same with big no's & name
Driver - Mira Slovak

B/F - 5th [Lake Chelan]

Boat wrecked at Seattle Seafair Trophy race.

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U-101.5 Miss Exide (2)

Owners - Milo & Glen Stoen (Seattle)
Colours - mahogany hull, red & white at Seattle
Driver - Russ Schleeh

B/F - 3rd

Driver - Bill Brow

Winner of President's Cup & Madison Cup

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Colours - mandarin red & aqua blue
Detail - boat with nose cowl
Crew Chief - George McKernan
Driver - Bill Brow

Winner of Diamond Cup race in Idaho

65

Colours - mandarin red & white
Detail - slanted '75' no lightning bolt at Diamond Cup, later with lightning bolts on deck at Lake Tahoe, U & no's both slanted
Driver - Bill Brow

Winner of Diamond Cup in Idaho

Placed third at Lake Tahoe.

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U-12 Miss Budweiser (3)

Owner - Bernie Little (Florida)
Colours - gold, red & white
Crew Chief - George McKernan
Drivers - Bill Brow & Don Wilson

B/F - 2nd

Boat destroyed at Washington D.C. Wilson killed.