AKAROA SAILING AND POWER BOAT CLUB

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LXIV, Issue 6581, 31 October 1939, Page 2

AKAROA SAILING AND POWER BOAT CLUB

OFFICIAL OPENING OF SEASON Twelve iachts Start in First Race Twelve yachts started in the first race of the season of the Akaroa Sailing and Power Boat club on Sunday. There are several additions to the fleet this season including the "Fonga" thj Sanders cup type boat and all the yachts have undergone j repairs and painting for the season's sailing and many had new sets of sails. The scene as they left Daly's wharf recalled days when, sailing on Akaroa harbour was a flourishing sport, but

in those days keel boats were in use

and they did not carry the striking colours of these smaller craft of the

idle-along class. One feature of the

present day craft is that they take

export sailing and the owners and crews are showing considerable improvement in handling their boat's after last reason's experience. The "Fonga" jus; beat the "Zephyr" home on Sunday and the "Sea Pup" was

only a few seconds behind. The steady

north easterly breeze made a fas-

race of it. In the fivst round the "Zephyr" and 'S'ea Pup" beat the

'Tonga" ro uid the buoy. The "Sea Fup" won the race and the "Rascal"

was second, and the "Zephyr" third

Results were as follows: Sea Pup (12mm) lhr 30m 43s .. 1 Rascal (25nim) lhr 43m 49s .... 2 Zephyr (7min) lhr 29m 13s 3 Ethyl (12min) lhr 37m 12s 4 Onwego (13min) lhr 39m 20s .. 5 Fonga (scr) lhr 29m 10s 6 Dawn (14min) lhr 43m 30s .... 7 Omaha (13min) lhr 42m 45s .... 8 Poseidon (13min) lhr 43m 15s .. 9 Doria (30min) 2hr Om 53s 10 Marlin (13min) lhr 47m 35s 11 The "Lady Jane" had a mishap with her sails and had to retire from the race.