Saving Old Seagulls

Did you win Chilli, or was it "Chrome won't get you home"

H-A

Well I'm home unpacking the gear ,formulating the plan for next year ~ I made it !!!! down a very boney river , pushing tide for the last 7 miles in the hot sun after 3 nights with next to no sleep. SECOND !!! to a record holder and one of the professional seagull tinkerers in the field . The bling tank and refuelling line went great. Wow what a trip , what a personal adventure . I've got lots to tell . took a number of photos .and look forward in the next week or two to share them with you .

Cam took out the modified ~ he and his father spent a lot of time sorting his boat ,only to change seating position mid race to find some more speed .

My good mate Andy performed well, not up to his or my exceptions to be fair , he changed gear boxes after the first day ,having replaced a plug mid race, but what caused him the most pain was putting his hands in his pockets for the wager on our daily elapsed time .
A Third place in the New Bermudan Class behind race organiser John Crichton and the flying Fleetwood ( sister ship to Andys boat) was some consolation, but not the ultimate prize he is aiming for .His boat is so photogenic it's hard to miss , but I'll come back to that later on .

The race time keeper Mr Candy , well you need more green to post a good time .

In standard dingy class there were a few boats faster than me , but as the old racing adage says, to finish first , first you must finish . the guy that did was Graham Keegan of Simply Seagulls and at one point I passed him after he had hit a rock , his skill and out right boat speed meant he was able to make repairs and repass on day one , never to be seen again . Well done

Well done chilli ,What did i tell you on Friday?

Here's my collection from the weekend

https://picasaweb.google.com/1053607529 ... lChallenge

those are great Cam that will keep the pommes drooling for weeks !

go to this link to watch a short video of Ross Ledger going past me at the Taupiri straight . http://youtu.be/0XQ4YVBxKMk

Here is the chilli dog shot prior to the start at the Lemming pool Cambridge.

the motor shot if you blow this photo up and most of you seem to study them , what do notice that's wrong ?
Taken passing through Hamilton at 20kph in the lead of my class at this point , what a thrill !

How long did you sit next to that?

The pain will fade after a couple of weeks!