Waitara Race 12th November NZ

[Rex NZ]

Just a reminder that our annual event on the Waitara River is all go for Saturday 12th November, only 5 weeks away.
Hopefully the weather will be a bit more settled by then. We will have a free sausage sizzle, tea and coffee for all competitors at midday as usual.
Accommodation is getting hard to find in town. OK if you have a tent or camper or can sleep in your vehicle.
Give us a ring if you need to know more.
Thanks and hope to see you here.

Jan & Graham Keegan
SIMPLY SEAGULLS
P.O.Box 237
WAITARA 4346
TARANAKI
PH/FAX 067544056
Mobile 0274844301

[Rex NZ]

We have the results from our Waitara River seagull outboard event held on Saturday 12th November in overcast conditions.

Sprint. 1st Dave Candy, Taihape. 2nd John Leith, Oakura. 3rd Gavin Fabish, Waitara

Endurance 1. Dinghy 1st Gavin Fabish, 2nd Paul Gilchrist, Snells Beach. 3rd Mark McMurtry, Paihia
2 up. 1st Richard & Les, Whangamata. 2nd Jenny & Jim, South Auckland. 3rd Flash & Hayden, Waitara
3 h.p. 1st John Leith

Endurance 2. Dinghy 1st Ian Aitken, Purangi. 2nd Paul Gilchrist. 3rd Gavin Fabish
2 up. 1st Jenny & Jim. 2nd Graham & Lorraine, Whangamata. 3rd Flash & Hayden
3 h.p. 1st John Leith

Bridge to bridge. Dinghy 1st Ian Aitken. 2nd Graham Keegan, Waitara. 3rd Gavin Fabish
2 up. 1st Gary & Ben Fitzgibbon, Omata. 2nd Richard & Les. 3rd Jenny & Jim
3 h.p. 1st John Leith

Teams Race. 1st Taranaki 31 Others 18.

A great day was had by all, with 20 boats competing.

[The Tinker]

Great photos Rex. It was a fantastic day. Maybe the so called meca of SEAGULLs could get as many people to attend there events.

[Rex NZ]

Tinker

Maybe their 'Fun Police' are hell-bent on making sure people don't enjoy themselves. LOL.

Rex

[Horsley-Anarak]

Maybe their 'Fun Police' are hell-bent on making sure people don't enjoy themselves.

You are not far wrong there, in the UK we have a serious problem with Health and Safety, and if you call it a race you need multi-million pound insurance cover. Risk assecesments and mediclal support are also required.

If you go too fast, they get upset.

Perhaps we should all move to NZ.

H-A

[skyetoyman]

It could be just me but the words "seagull" and "sprint" don't seem to go together . A bit like "Army Intelligence"

[The Tinker]

Skytoyman if a seagull is tuned right and the propellor is tuned right it is possible to get a reasonable turn of speed from a boat as the photos show. The rubber duck is doing 12knots from a 2.5 seagull. The surf board boat is doing 10 knots. So anything is possible

[skyetoyman]

Love the surf board . Do the engine and the surfer have to get on at the same time

[The Tinker]

No, it seems to be a very stable craft, very good when it turns