Brendon

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/75709626/Plush-Wellington-apartments-causing-waves-for-salty-dogs I don't have any connection with this story, but it seems to be a genuine issue. Seems logical that a new structure below the waterline would bounce waves into the marina.

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

My understanding is that they put the props back on that were replaced with bigger props when the extension was made. I guess that they thought that the bigger props were loading the drive system too much contributing to the shaft failure, so they returned to the smaller ones. They did sea trials in Singapore which showed that they could get up to speed with the old smaller props. But that was in calm waters and perhaps not fully loaded, very different from Cook Strait. Now it is here they find that she cannot maintain a fast enough speed in Cook Strait conditions to keep to a 3 sailing sc

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