Slo Mo Shun

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Comment by David B. Crooker on May 29, 2025 at 12:05pm

Wink, I never met Anchor but was fortunate to meet DeWitt Jensen who gave me a very informative tour of the shop on Portage Bay. Also a big fan of Mira Slovak and the Miss Wahoo. I met Mira at the team shop on Boeing Field in 1959. My Dad was having his Cessna engine overhauled at a nearby shop and the mechanic knew the Wahoo crew and took us over for a visit. A highlight of my young life:

Comment by David B. Crooker on May 29, 2025 at 11:57am

Thank you both for joining. I first saw Slo-Mo IV testing off Hunts Point in 1952. I had never seen a hydroplane before and asked the kids I was visiting with "..what is that?" They replied that it was the race boat that won all the time. Later that summer I was able to watch the IV win the Gold Cup on black and white TV. I was hooked and still am.  I envy you, Carl for getting a ride in the IV, but was finally able to ride in the Wahoo with Chip Haneuer three years ago. Loved it!

Comment by CARL A PRIESS on May 27, 2025 at 2:14pm

Grew up n Seattle and became addicted to the hydroplanes. Rode in Slo-Mo IV in 1952 at 135mph with Anchor as the driver. Have since ridden in Miss Wahoo twice and still addicted.

Comment by Wink Arnott on January 15, 2023 at 7:41pm

Aloha, Grew up knowing Anchor Jensen as my mother grew up with him in seattle, came to seafair every other summer in the 60's and 70's, Big fan of Miss Wahoo and Mira Slovack