Brendon

The Waikatos fastest Seagull

Naughty Gull racing or The Naughty Gull races.

Buoys and Gulls Or the other way round, Gulls and Buoys. Reminds me of something I heard somewhere, "A lot of old mariners swear by their seagulls, but to the casual observer it would appear that they are swearing at them"

Guys and Gulls

I should have done some homework before posting last nights reply. It seems the Gazelle is Wellington born and bred. It is also a successful club racer here, not sure about other cities. being from Wellington it was designed to cope with windy conditions. Here is a page from the Starlight book. Judging from the year it looks like the one you are looking at is the lighter MK2 version.

By the way - Black Mamba sails at Evans bay, I didnt realize the owner built them. He is a very successful racer.

There are quite a few Gazelles around. The MK1 version was made in Christchurch, and then the molds were moved to Wellington and the Mk 2 version was made here. Several are raced at my club (Evans Bay) they go quite well, but I think the extra weight means they struggle a little to hold off the Noelex 25's. A strong capable cruiser, I have a book written by a retired couple who circumnavigated NZ in a Gazelle. The North Island over one summer and the South Island another summer. The book is rather laborious reading, called "Starlight around New Zealand". They chose the Gazelle for the trip