YACHTING IN AUCKLAND.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 70, 24 March 1887, Page 2

YACHTING IN AUCKLAND.

Resuscitation of the Local

Yacht Club.

The increasing importance of our yachting floefc has led to an influential movement towards the resuscitation of the Auckland Yacht Club, which has boen in a state of collapse for several years past. The Yacht Club waa formed in. 1871, and when the Waitanp was cent over to Sydney she flew the Club flag, and she still belong*) to the Auckland Yacht Club. The Waitangi has kept Auckland yacht building in prominence overprice by her repeated victoriesin Australian waters, but the local fleet gradually dwindled away, and yachting in this port lost its hold upon the sporting public. Within the last few years, however, a fine class of vessels have been built to the order of enthusiastic yachtsmen, and the fleet has become so numerous that the only wonder is that the Yacht Club has not been brought into active operation long since. The matter was taken up by Mr Charles Dacre, to whom great credit h undoubtedly d"e> and at his invitation a wellattended meeting of -yachtsmen was held last oveuing in Mv Levinsohn's rooms, Queen-street Wharf, Mr J. B, Graham occupied the chair, and stated the objects of the meeting. A lengthy discussion took place as to the advisability of forming a new Yacht: Club in preference to resuscitating the Auckland Yacht Club, and the majority being in favour of tho latter course, the following motion wag agreed to: " That, considering that the working of the Auckland Yaoht Uub has been of a most unsatisfactory nature for some time past, it be resolved that a committee, consisting of Messrs C. C. Dacre, Gibbs, C. B. Stone, Reynolds, and W. Jones, be appointed to placa the club on a more satisfactory footing." Mr C. C. Dacre wan uppointod secretary. All those present expressed their willingness to become members, and the names of sixty-nVe owners were enrolled. This wHI give some idea cf the numerical strength of the local yacht fleet, and the importance that will attach to all its movements when once fairly under recognised Club rules. It was also decided that the resuscitation of the Club should be marked by a cruise in the harbour on Saturday, April 2nd. The Committee intend at an early date to make arrangements for a grand display in port, and on this occasion the yachts will perform evolutions in the harbour. Judging by the large number of vessels already in commission, the display will probably be of an imposing character an 3 attract a considerable amount of public attention.