The Gull Story
Now this is a hoot, a bunch of yachties with way to much spare time on their hands 🙂 The ‘boat’ does not really qualify to be a waitematawoody but the Seagull does.
The movie was actually the ‘secret’ first test of their Seagull racing boat, shot down at Henderson Creek Rowing Club, end of Te Atatu Peninsula. The boat was built for next years ‘Great Waikato Seagull Race’, the 30th anniversary of the race.
Credits:
All editing & production by: Nina Wells @ Working Edge Pictures
Facials in boat guy: Adrian J Thompson
Girl in boat: Nina Wells
Motor carrying guy: James Leddingham
Boat builder/crew: Adrian Pawson
Adrian Pawson Update: We’ve decided that the boat is a keeper for the moment. So we’ve made some performance enhancing mods, added a foredeck, some minimal framing and even entertaining the possibility of a paint job. Taking her down to Whangamata next weekend for her debut race. A round the island off-shore event…. So got a couple of weeks to grow a beard, take up smoking a tobacco pipe and source a yellow PVC raincoat. Standard entry requirements apparently.
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Nigel
Email me the photo & I will post it up. Cheers Alan H
waitematawoodys@gmail.com
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Hi Alan,
Seagull racing is alive and well in NZ believe it or not! 16 boats of various sizes took part in racing as part of “Brits at the Beach” at Whangamata last weekend. Photo shows crews resting up or tinkering with their charges between races.
A good distraction from playing with real boats!!
I enjoy your site.
Nigel Drake
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Update: We’ve decided that the boat is a keeper for the moment. So we’ve made some performance enhancing mods, added a foredeck, some minimal framing and even entertaining the possibility of a paint job. Taking her down to Whangamata next weekend for her debut race. A round the island off-shore event…. So got a couple of weeks to grow a beard, take up smoking a tobacco pipe and source a yellow PVC raincoat. Standard entry requirements apparently.
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Its working fine so must be at your end (computer), try dropping the URL below into your search panel – should take you there. Alan H
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love to watch but all I’ve got is a black screen, can you please reenter it thanks kelvin
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