YACHTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 11, 14 January 1929, Page 15

YACHTING.

SANDERS CUP TRIALS. FIRST RACE WON BY VAL. RON A IN SECOND PLACE. first trial race to select the lioai to represent Auckland in the Zanders' Cap contest commencing at Akaroa, on February 14 next, was held ♦i u Saturday in a steady westerly breeze and after a clo-e race of over an hour".- sailing. Mr. C. G. Macindoe's now boat Yal won. boating Rona by 11s, which finished only 3s aliead of Avalon. Val was .-ailed by A. Matthews, Rona by \ "ic Lidgard and Avalon by A.

AVilletts and each carried a crew of three. The course wa? from off the King's wharf round the pile beacon off Chelsea and back, a distance of about frix mile.- which gave a dead beat up harbour and a flat run back.

Tho boats were sent off at 3.8 p.m., Yal loading across the line closely followed by Rona and Avalon. the latter lia\ing the windward position..

The three boats headed for Northcote on port. Kona falling on" to leeward. Val f-tiil led with Avalon doing better, but Yal had the weather position when the two crossed tack.-. Kona now improved her position and crossed ahead of Avalon. The three boats now stood for the western tide deflector and were all close together. Avalon was iirst to go round ■to port and crossed Rona, but Val still led, all being within 100 yards of each other. Rona now stood over towards Birkenhead, but Val and Avalon worked short boards up the Ponsonby shore. Off the Watchman the two leaders, Val and Avalon were within os of each other Val keeping on Avalon's weather. ]!ona did well by working the northern *-hore, getting the full benefit of the flood tide and when the three converged towards the mark, Kona had the lead Lv ilOvds. ■-•

liona held her advantage and the times of rounding the weather mark were:—Kona, 3h f>6m Os; Val, 3h 50ni 20s; Avalon, 3h 56m 335. Spinnakers were smartly set by all three crews for the run down harbour to the finishing line off the King's wharf. Jlona had to luff a bit to clear Val and .Avalon as they lay close hauled for the mark and lost some seconds here. On the run down Val passed Rona off the boat harbour, and Avalon also passed Jlona off the Western tide deflector, but all were very close. Rona got Avalon's wind and ran past her off the Prince's wharf. Val was sailing well and running straight for home with Rona and Avalon jockeying for second place. The finish was:—■ Val 4h 31m 29s Hona 4h 31m 40s Avalon 4h 31m 43a The second trial will take place tomorrow, starting off the King's wharf • t 5 p.m. Messrs. H. George and H. Kirkham were the selectors in charge of the race. DEVONPORT YACHT CLUB.

CRUISING iftD HAtfßOTj'if RACES.

The Devonport Yacht Club held a series of cruising and harbour races on Saturday affprnoon. All events started off the Victoria wharf, the bis keelers and the 20 and 22footers raced to Rocky Bay, Waiheke, the former going round Rangitoto and Motutapu. and thence through Crusoe passage on the western end of Waiheke to their destination, the centreboard boats going direct to the bay.

Classes M, V, S. T. X, Y and Star competed over the usual harbour course, and some close racing resulted.

There was a steady topsail breeze from the west, which held all afternoon. This srave the boats going to Rocky Bay a fair wind all the way. The boats in the harbour races bad a run with spinnakers from the starting line to Sandspit. a close haul on starboard over to Resolution, another close haul on port from Resolution to a murk off Stanley Bay wharf and a flat run to the finishing line. Promptly at 2.2.1 p.m. the fire starting flags .went up from the eastern end of Victoria wharf and the six bis: keelers. all carrying topsails, lay off and on waiting for the fall of the last flag. At gunfire Kotirl got smartly away first, followed t>y lorangi, Moana, rrize, Waione and Windward in this order. lorangi improved her lead, and was three minutes ahead of Moana passing the Rangitoto Beacon. Waione had the misfortune to ground on the sandbank between Victoria wharf and Sandspit. and retired. The finish was timed: lorangi (ljm), Bta 22m 40s: Monna (10), rih 34m 30s: Pnze (9m). 5h 3tfm 30s: Kotiri (15m), ah 4_m JOs; Windward (18m), 5h 44m 10s. Result: lorangi, 1; Moana, 2; Windward. 3.

The start of the L and N class was a good «ne, Venus crossing with the gun. followed By Wnirere. Matua. Rahiri, Rakoa and »vainia. Rakoa and Kahiri had a close race • a the way, and the finish was: Rakoa, £h 1m 3»b; Rahiri, 5h 1m 465; Waima, Bh 2m 30s; Venus, oh 5m 30s; Walrere, on 6m ss; Malua, 5h 10m. Result: Rahiri, 1 ; Waima, 2 ; Rakoa. 3. The three Star boats, Ola, June and Woa, got away in this order. Ola led throughout. The finish was : Ola. 3h r.Bm *Se; June, 4h 6m 10s; Moa, 4h 10m 445. da won by over seven minutes. The M class were next away, the six Boats making their usual close stnrr. Alarntea leading. Manene soon went into the. lead and the finish was timed : Manene, 4h 18m 20s : Maratea, 4h 18m 355: Maroro. Jh l!»m 28s : Matarere, 4h 20m 50s; Mawhiti, 4h 22m sb; Maia, 4h 25m 50s.

Result: Maneue 1, Muratea 2, Maroro 3. V and s dask.—Only Drone, Wild Wave «nu Waitui competed and the finish was, I>rone 4h 29m 2O S: Wild Wave, 4h 30m cos ; Waitui, 4h 49m 40s.

Result: Drone 1, Wild Wave 2, Waitui 3. • •£' T, v (lttss -— Th >« race started at i/W' Jupiter being first away, followed Ki«m ♦ * ; T HS n, Rom P. Janet. Bronzewing, leiT o and K Fay - In the first round J oan in V -m - but s tralimar. a new boat racthu £ or . then " rs trinie, overhauled Joan and «p,™ i Wus a verv c,(,Me <,ne - onl y two •etonds separating the two leaders. The Tni was timed: Shalimar, 4h 50m 40s; V»x • A, h -? m 41 ' s ; Eleanor 4h 51m 25s J,m\ h Au olni 4r,s: Kismet, 4h 51m 58s Jimu , 5 P m 3Os: Kom P- 4n 52m 30s; IS* P Shfi h °? m 1Os; Br °nzewing, 4h 53m Jos; Sheila. 4h 5Km 35s Result: Fay 1. Janet 2, Jupiter 3. ♦im'b W, A - wilki n*on was starter and timekeeper of the harbour events. Mr. E. crulXgTncei UdS, and timekee P er °« the

THE MOTOR BOATS. CUJSE FIXI&g.IN SPEED BOAT RACE. The New Zealand Power Boat Associatioj bnld n series of raceg for cruisers. l)oats anil outboards on Saturday afternoon, startin? and finishinjr off the Kinsr* wharf, where a large crowd had gathered. Thp first race was for cruisers, the starters being My Girl. Raraona and Lady M My <;irl led, and the finish was:" My Jtirl. 2|| mm Bs, I: Ramona, 2h 53m 38s, - : Kad.v M.. 2h 55m 4.",5. 3. Outboard*, open handicap. The finish was: Hunibue. 2h 00m 10s. 1; Vave, 2h •'•> m ir.s. 'J: Miss Arawa, lib. 56m lajs, 3; Jleptiiii. i!h 57m 15s; Miss Tamaki, 2h O.Sni l(i s . Open speed boats. The finish was: Baby Ix-v. :Hh :>,x m 40s. i ; Hobo. 3h 37m 225, 2; Bi.nzo, 3h 30m aOs, 3; Fleetwing, 3h 42m OS. Outboards B flass handicap. The finish was :- Fleetun. 8h 57m 39, 1 ; Miss Tamiki, *h 58m 4. 2; Humbug:, 3h 58m 16s, 3 ;Baby Joy, 3h 58m 31's.

SPEED BOATS (Open Handicap). The finish was a very close one, and caused great excitement when Hobo just beat Miss Clevedon by a second. The finish was timed: Hobo, 4h 39m 275, 1 : Miss Clevedon, 4h 39m 28s, 2 ; Fleet wing, jun., 4h 3:tlii 545, 3; Baby Dev, 4h 39m 555; Bonzo, 4h 39m 565. Outboards Handicap. —In this race Fleetun capsized, Vave and Humbug goijig to the rescue of Mr. C. J. Collings. The finish was: Miss Arawa, oh 7m 13s. 1; Mies Tamaki, oh 7m 16s, 2 ; Nymph, 5h 8m 18s, 3 ; Chief, oh 9m 30s ; Baby Joy, 5h 10m 6s. The officers for the day were: Starter, Mr. \V. l>. Ross; timekeeper, Mr. E. L. Buchanan, assisted by Messrs. S. Bell Booth and E. Foster ; judge, Mr. A. M. Wilson.