21 August 2010

Mini Mini Tri

What's smaller than a small trimaran? A model of a Weta designed to run down a 4 inch rain gutter, that's what. Iain has had quite the Cub Scout sailing career winning the design contest in his first two years before moving his sights to the racing classes. Last year his rule-beater 'superskiff' won the monohull division, and this year he stabbed the pointy end right into the hotly contested multihull fleet.

Having recently converted to trimarans in the real world of sailing, it was natural for him to give that form a try down the trench. So, we build a mini Weta--a reasonable facsimile of our own Surfing Pikachu--and, sure enough it dominated the catamarans with bursts of speed not seen before in the Raingutter Regatta. Congratulations, Iain!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

WOOHOO IAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
that is fantastic. We played that several times over and got such a kick out of watching that thing GO!! Wish we could have seen the real performance. So, congrats on your latest achievment. Well done Iain!!
Love, Nana and Gdad Bill

Carol said...

WETA GO, IAIN!!!

You are AMAZING, and smart, and talented, and A WINNER! First Place -- WOW! We are sooo proud of you!

Love, Auntie Carol & Uncle George

Anonymous said...

Congratulations Iain in placing First! A big guy wins with a MiniWeta. Pretty cool. Nice going Iain. Taking after your dad I see. Looking forward to seeing you, Jessica, and your parents in a few days.

Blessings from,
Uncle Rod, Aunt Dodie, Tyler, Garrett, and Addison.