The Gordon family is very supportive of the T850 Canada class.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uirGEyUhfwsThey also posted this short video of Jim Whittington’s crash in 1996.. It was a 650XS/ critchfield built by David Lee from the original Danny Critchfield moulds.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gNwpdg1gRF4The first lesson learned was ....floatation! After the nose split open some foam in the nose came out and that was enough for the boat to sink. Our T class rules have specific rules regarding floatation requirements..
The boat was recovered, rebuilt and raced by Cam Whiteside. The boat is currently painted black #67 and the current owned has plans to run an 85 hp Yamaha on it.
