POWER BOAT PICNIC.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 30, 6 February 1928, Page 17

POWER BOAT PICNIC.

OUTBOARD MOTOR RACE,

SUCCESSFUL RELIABILITY TEST

In connection with the Power Boat Association's picnic at Robertson Point on Saturday a race for outboard motor boats was held. A start was made from Kincr's wharf at 1.30 p.m., the course being round the Sandspit Beacon, thence to the beacon off Birkdale wharf and from there up the Whau Creek to the picnic ground at Robertson Point. The distance, eighteen nautical miles, pave a pood reliability test for the motors, and in all cases they stood up to it well, '.['lie eight variously designed little craft which started all finished. Gay. Olniins start from the scratch boat, was first round the Birkdale Beacon at 21ns 43 niins. She was followed by Miss Pat (Olmins) 2hrs 46mins, Miss California (.">2niins) 2hrs 50mins, Fleetnn (ITAmins) 3hrc. oniins, Waikikuparau (2.imins) 3hrs Gmins 30s, Rose Marie 11. (22mins) Mhrs 13mins, Kurlv Kale (13$mins) .3hrs 14mins, Miss Akarana (scr) 3hrs 23niins. Finishing times at the picnic ground were: — Gay (3hrs 25mins 30s) 1 Miss California (3hrs 30mins 325) .. 2 Miss Tat (Slirs 32mins 10s) 3 Fleetun 3hrs 3(smins 40s, Waikikuparau 3hrs 39mins 10s, Rose Marie 11. 3hrs 44mins 40s, Kurly Kale 3hrs 49mins 555, Miss Akarana 31irs 52mins 10s. Some of the competitors stopped en route to refill tanks and thus lost a few minutes. Others refilled with the engines still running. The conditions of the race lay down that there must be two men in each boat. "Men" seemingly embraced women, for the fai.- sex was represented in two boats. A large number of launches had made the trip up the Whau, and at the conclusion of the race sports for the crews and dinghy races were held, an enjoyable picnic programme being indulged in till sunset.