The unlimited hydroplanes victorious on Lake Washington since 1951 (we hope to sample in audio clips soon):
1951 Slo-mo-shun V | 1952 Slo-mo-shun IV | 1953 Slo-mo-shun IV | 1954 Slo-mo-shun V |
1955 Gale V | 1956 Shanty I | 1957 Miss Thriftway | 1958 Hawaii Kai III |
1959 Maverick | 1960 Miss Thriftway | 1961 Miss Bardahl | 1962 Miss Century 21 |
1963 Tahoe Miss | 1964 Miss Bardahl | 1965 Miss Bardahl | 1966 My Gypsy |
1967 Miss Bardahl | 1968 Miss U.S. | 1969 Miss Budweiser | 1970 Miss Budweiser |
1971 Pride of Pay 'N Pak | 1972 Atlas Van Lines | 1973 Pay 'N Pak | 1974 Pay 'N Pak |
1975 Pay 'N Pak | 1976 Miss Budweiser | 1977 Atlas Van Lines | 1978 Atlas Van Lines | 1979 Atlas Van Lines | 1980 Atlas Van Lines | 1981 Miss Budweiser | 1982 Atlas Van Lines | 1983 Miss Budweiser | 1984 Miss Budweiser | 1985 Miller American | 1986 Miller American | 1987 Miss Budweiser | 1988 Miss Budweiser | 1989 Miss Circus Circus | 1990 Miss Circus Circus | 1991 Miss Budweiser | 1992 Tide | 1993 Miss Budweiser | 1994 PICO's American Dream | 1995 Miss Budweiser | 1996 PICO's American Dream | 1997 PICO's American Dream |
To a saintly man
--So goes an Arab tale--
God said somewhat maliciously:
"Had I revealed to people
How great a sinner you are,
They could not praise you."
"And I," answered the pious one,
"Had I unveiled to them
How merciful you are,
They would not care for you."
From: A Poem for the End of The Century
Czeslaw Milosz
1991