No less than 207 boats got in the 2023 Kenton Seagull Regatta at Cob Bay on Saturday December 30– 60 more than in 2015’s occasion, and likely a record. The Seagull Regatta sees classic two-stroke outboard engines require to the water.
The point? ‘Showcasing the rugged simpleness and dependability of the British Seagull age,’ the organisers stated.
The non-profit occasion intends to raise funds for regional schools, charities and neighborhood requirements in the Kenton on Sea location. In 2015, they raised R210,000.
The guidelines are that each boat needs to have at least 2 individuals. Just series 102, Silvery Century, or 40 designs are permitted. No engine adjustments or more recent modelsare permitted. And there’s no optimum team, as long as it’s safe.
A set of pipers and a group of skydivers included environment to the occasion, together with a helicopter. And a bit over 1600 individuals had an excellent day on, or beside, the river.
Carey Webster of Outdoor Focus won the fortunate draw for a Jamieson Bandit 380 boat on a galvanized trailer, together with a Suzuki 15hp 4 Stroke outboard engine, contributed by Jamieson Boats and Supreme Leisure.
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