Making Seagull racing more accessable
Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 11:55 pm
During my post Hayling conversations with H-A, a couple of points came up that merit discussion.
1. The Dutch entrants went to great efforts & expense to come & play with us & what could we do to make it easier for visitors to come join us at any of the UK Seagull events.
They also gave me 5 freshwater 102 cylinders with the instructions to put a smile on someone's face, these went within the first 24 hours, I didn't give them away but asked for a donation toward a trophy for the Stock (unmodified) 102cc classic motor class, that the Cornish team won.
The recipients of these parts were more than happy to donate more than I was suggesting for a worthy cause, giving me the problem of what to do with the change, then the idea came up of why don't we buy a 12 to 15 ft, sea capable, low maintenance, fibre glass dingy & trailer something like H-a's or Patrick's from the Cornish team that he used at Hayling. We're not talking a new boat on a galvanised trailer here but a £300 ish boat & trailer that might need a little work that could be finished on 2 Saturday mornings.
So could all who read this keep their eyes open for suitable candidates.
2. This was H-A's suggestion for a 40 series class running in smaller boats in more sheltered waters but after reading Tinkers post & looking at the links regarding the ply hull that could put a 40 in a position where it could run with the big boys all the way around.
What think you gentlemen?
1. The Dutch entrants went to great efforts & expense to come & play with us & what could we do to make it easier for visitors to come join us at any of the UK Seagull events.
They also gave me 5 freshwater 102 cylinders with the instructions to put a smile on someone's face, these went within the first 24 hours, I didn't give them away but asked for a donation toward a trophy for the Stock (unmodified) 102cc classic motor class, that the Cornish team won.
The recipients of these parts were more than happy to donate more than I was suggesting for a worthy cause, giving me the problem of what to do with the change, then the idea came up of why don't we buy a 12 to 15 ft, sea capable, low maintenance, fibre glass dingy & trailer something like H-a's or Patrick's from the Cornish team that he used at Hayling. We're not talking a new boat on a galvanised trailer here but a £300 ish boat & trailer that might need a little work that could be finished on 2 Saturday mornings.
So could all who read this keep their eyes open for suitable candidates.
2. This was H-A's suggestion for a 40 series class running in smaller boats in more sheltered waters but after reading Tinkers post & looking at the links regarding the ply hull that could put a 40 in a position where it could run with the big boys all the way around.
What think you gentlemen?