Photos: Round De Island Seagull Race Start
[Updated] The 2014 Seagull Round-The-Island Race got underway this morning [June 14] from the Spanish Point Boat Club, and according to the organisers over 70 boats signed up for the race.
Dozens of crafts made their way to the boat club early this morning with many making final adjustments to engines and most stocking their boats with supplies.
Sponsor of the race, Heineken, ensured there was enough product for everyone as coolers were carefully packed and filled with ice.
Crowds gathered on the dock to watch the crews prepare for the round the island trek with many commenting on designs, craft names, possible winners and how the group would endure the South Shore chop.
Organisers were busy registering participants and soon after the boats left, they could be seen preparing for the gala celebrations this afternoon.
Update June 22: Results, video and more photos can be found here.
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Anyone knows where to buy the small engines? I want to get one for next year’s race…
There was on one Emoo a while back probly gone now.
You dont buy Seagulls, you borrow them from your mate, all done up and nice for the race, then after the race you throw them in the shed upside down with out rinsing them out with fresh water, because you have consumed 3 cases of Heiniken on the way round.
Several months later you get tired of declining your mates calls , and hiding when he comes round your house looking for the motor, and then get your other mate to try and unsieze it, so you can return it to the original owner, mate #2 then uses it for the next race , and then a year later lends it to some one else and the cycle goes on.
A truly Bermudian event not found anywhere else in the world. Somehow a river race in NZ does not compare with an open ocean race.
Hope they all packed enough beer & ice for the trip.
Have you ever done the NZ race ???how can you compare
Thank you for covering the race. Truly a great tradition.
OMG ! ! ”FREAK HUNT” bwahahaha
Excellent tradition! Good to see fellow yachtsmen keeping this alive. I will request that Commodore JB of BBIRYC enures that our club has an entry for next year.
I thought that WAS you guys in number 69 !
I like a slow water race.
I have a silver century 5hp for sale..
could i borrow it?