YACHTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 303, 22 December 1926, Page 12

YACHTING.

OCEAN YACHT RACES. TO TATTRANGA AND RTJSSEIX. ENTRIES -VXD HANDICAPS. The long-distance yacht races from Auckland to Tauranga, and from Auckland to Russell, will both start oil Fri-1 day evening. These events are promoted | by' the Tauranga and Russell Regatta . Committees, and are held in conjunction! with the regattas at each port. The boats are divided into keel and centreboard classes for the northern race, but i only keel boats are taking part in the run to Tauranga. although the committee offered to put on a race for centre-1 board boats if sufficient entries were! received, but .vwatere and Lorna were the only entrants. The following are the entries and handicaps for both events:— Race to Tauranga. to start at 7 p.in r,,ur* from stnrting-Hne. between launch Maroro anil tow.-r un the Kinsr s wharf, direct to The Mount, at the entrance 1" I Tauranga. 121 miles, finishing between j Clinker Light and judge's boat moored, west. A lisht will bo shown on ;udj:i- s j boat at night.—Waitanpi scr, Sjra Toil .>m. Heartsease 43m. Cooee lh 4."im. Qupenie •Ml Speedwell "Jh 3dm. Wairiki 2h 30m. Lady Sterling 3h 30m. Ladye Wilma (not handicapped). , Race to Kussfll.—Keel yachts, to start ] at 7.1." p hi., c-ourso from startlng-Hnc between launch Maroro and tower on end of the Kind's wharf, direct to Russell, finishing between end of Russell wharf and whaler Hannnui. moored south. At night the tinishiusr-line will be defined by the usual red light on end of Russell wharf and the riding-light of the whaler. Distance. 120 miles.—Ariki scr. Moana 15m. Prize 2h l."m. Waione 4h Sin. Kntiri 4U sm. Ransi 4h 50m. Xgahau 4h 50m. Scout 5h 'JOm. Windward 5h liOm. Delville 5h 35m. Gloriana Hh 30m. Centreboard Yachts, to start at 7.30 p.m.—Waitere scr. Starlight scr. Sadie .".".m. Spray lh sm. Otira 2h 10m. Ngaru i iih 30m. Forest Gold 2h 35m. Marere 2h 4iim. Waima I'h 45m. Louisa TiOm. Wairere 3h 20m. The five-flag system of starting will be used. Messrs. J. H. Frater and \Y. A. Wilkinson olliciatinf?. The annual nice from Russell to Onerahi. promoted by the Whanparel Regatta Committee, will be held as usual, .starting off Russell wharf at 11 p.m. on the night of Russell regatta. The usual regatta will be held at Tauranga on Tuesday next, for which .1 full programme of 30 events has been arranged. The s.s. Matangi leaves on Monday at S p.m., returning after the regatta. For the Russell regatta, to be held on Thursday. December 30. the programme includes races for keel and centreboard I yachts, and several events for boats lifted with outboard motors, including the New Zealand championship for this class. The s.s. Clansman leaves Auckland for Russell on Wednesday at G p.m. The Whangarei regatta, which takes place on New Year's Day. will include the usual races for yachts and motor boats, the chief event being the race for the Whangarei Harbour Board Cup. The s.s. Clansman leaves Auckland for Onerahi on Friday, at 10 p.m., returning after the regatta.