YACHTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 77, 31 March 1922, Page 3

YACHTING.

VICTORIA CRUISING CLL'U. CRUISING AND HARBOUR RACES. The Victoria Cruising Club will hold n general handicap race to Ba> 10-morrow arternoon for classes 1, 2. .. and 4. and launches. Harbour race-, will also be held for classes 0. 7 and S. This race will take the form of a jreneral handicap, for which no less than thirty-three boats will take part, including most of the 14R one-design and 14ft square bilge classes. A resail will be held for class 51. only boats which started in the original regatta race being eligible to start. All races start between tbe dredger Maui and tbe eastern pile beacon. The following arc the racing detailr.:— General Handicap ito start at 2.30 p.m.). Course: From starting line direct to Awaroa Bay. Waihekc; keeping channel side of sandspit. Bean Rock and Brown s Island beacons, finishing between Awaroa wharf and mark boat moored east.— Queenie on wind scratch, off wind scratch, Waitere 3m. 3m. Starlight Dm, 7m. Celox 7*m sm. Sadie 15m, lira. Restless 17m, scratch. Wairiki 17m. 9m, Gloriana 20m, Mm. Peri 22m. 10m. Omntere 23ni. Cm, Marie 22m, 9m. Valeria 27m, 13m. Kotare 27m, 15m. Venus 30m. 12m. Mcrmiu 35m. l.Sm. Mowai 35m, 18m, Yum Yum 35m, 20m, Waiapu 40m. 20m. Ngaro 43m. 25m, Gloaming 43m, 20m. Waima 45m, 18m. Rona 45m. 20m. Kotieu ,50m. 17m. Ventura 00m, 35 m. Launches (to start at 2.20 p.m.). Course as general handicap.—Entries are: Loew Victor. Ella. Sunray, Countess. Manurere, and .lean Grey. The handicaps arc sealed until the start of the race. Class V. (resail), to start at 2.45 p.m. Course: From starting line round mark west of tide deflector thence round marl; in Shoal Bay. thence round mark below Watchman, to starting line. Twice round, keeping channel side of pile beacons off St. Mary's Beach. All marks on port hand. Secret scratch. Mascolte sm. Colleen sm, Bes Bolt 6m. Ventura Cm. Sea Sleigh 7m. Waitui Sm. Sea Belie 9m. Till 10m. Tossup 13m. Diukum 15m. Lancla 24m. Small Classes Handicap (to start at 3 p.m.). Course: Same as Otitis V.—Sea Gnome scratch. Desert Gold Jm. Idler Im. Valet lm. Nyria l.m, Sea Deill lim. Sea Spook Urn. Sea Hawk 2m, Joan 2m, Cupid 3m, Snipe 3m, Betty 3m. Resolute 3m, Dixie 3_m. Rangi 4m. Sea Nymph 4m. Sea Bubble sm. Sea Mew stm. Redwing Cm. Edna 6m, Aolea Dm, Arnwa nm, Whizbaug 10m. Sea More 10m. Sea Hawk 10m. Sea Iran 10m. Cariad 10m. Omaki 11m. Eileeu R 12m. Tui 13m. Early Dawn 14m. Roslna 16m. Winsome 22m. . All boars In the harbour races must carry their usual sails. After the cruising race a social will be held in Gordon's Hall, to which all visitors are welcome. The officials for the day are: Starter nnd judge for harbour races. Mr. A. Deacon; timekeepers. Messrs. 0. Johnson and P. Boonc-ra: judge for cruising race. Mr. T. L. Thompson: timekeeper, Mr. I . Price.