Saving Old Seagulls

Dear Charles, The rules that have been set down are there to protect the STOCK Ma and Pa Racers who do it for FUN, you can rest assured that anyone that trys to "burgle" in the STOCK classes will be outed and pilloried... STOCK means exactly that the only modification is a cavitation plate ... STOCK ...

Charles, once again I see you get very "mouthy" when out of arms reach and back safe in the bosom of Queenie ... you forgot to pay homage to the the Taniwha [river gods] to you lot and so you paid the price ... urinating in the water is not exactly paying homage, Aucklanders have to drink it .. so ...

Waikato River .. North Island .. Auckland ...New Zealand .. if you catch a plane in the next 24 hrs you may just make it .. i'll be at the Auckland airport on Thurs morning [1st april] to pick up some guests you're welcome to join us .. cheers

I have recieved a formal letter of protest against 'the skinny pom' as regards the modifications that have been carried out upon the Seagull 170 that Charles Large intends to race in The Great Race this year.. it is alledged that non Seagull parts make up a percentage/proportion far greater than ...

Oh Charles you are such a "funny" boy .. the question to be answered here my skinny friend, is how many times have you attempted to complete the Great Race and how many times have you completed? against my own record which spans 18 years, 11 of those as divisional winners, followed by another 4 in ...

Hope you brought your camera with you Charles the Otaua Boat Club dinghy will be making an appearance for this years 25th anniversary race, its not completely varnished but is a good example of a 1950's clinker dinghy.. got a pretty smart 102 available for a photo shoot ... cheers JC44

CHarles UK..Much the same conditions and remuneration you required when asked to drive one of my boats... Business Class return, Aston Martin, Expenses ... just because you finally got a trophy with you name on it and a record after 8 years of trying it doesnt mean your worth has increased... mind ...

In the years I have browsed the site I cant believe the way you poms procrastinate about organising a Race .... no wonder you lost the bloody empire and every thing else .. yachting .. Rugby ... cricket... see if you can get yourselves organised for this summer. Cheers to all JC44

Hi Guys ... Parts also try simplyseagulls@xtra.co.nz .. Jan and graham they're based in taranaki.. cheers

Believe you me after 88 miles or 45miles as in Bermuda.... after the plotting and scheming required to get a good boat/motor combination too the start line, the race is an anticlimax... the winner is the last man or woman standing after the prizegiving.. for those "doubting thomases" re a102 capable ...

In New Zealand a dedicated bunch of "speed freaks" headed up by Team New Zealand [of yachting fame] shore crew set the planing benchmark in 1996, with a 28ft pencil hull with outriggers, powered by a 5R achieved 21.4mph over the full race distance of 88miles, the hull is a round chine semi ...