YACHTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 39, 15 February 1929, Page 8

YACHTING.

MANUKAU CLUB. DECLARATION OF HANDICAPS. The following handicaps have been declared for the Manukau Yacht and Motor Boat Club's races :— Launch Race. —Miss Clevedon, Felix, scr; Rosita, 4m; Surprise, 71m; Karma, itm ; Dione. 9Jm : Mamselle, Elma, 16m ; Miharo, Regal. 163 m; A.H.8., Senorita, Miss Millie, 17im ; Hinemoa, Mermaid, Lily Meg, Norma, 171 m; Katui, 181 m; Wanderer, 20m; lolanthe, 24 im; Ramona, 25Jm ; Ngaroma, 26gm. The limit launch starts at 3 p.m. Yacht Race (one round), flying start, 2.30 p.m.—Waitere 11., scr; Valdora, 32m; Waiapu, 4Jm; Champagne, 51m; Sea (inome. 55m; Cupid, 9Jm; Gold Light, 10m ; Hetty, lljm ; Florence, Nyria, 13ini ; Betty, 141 m; Sea Toiler, 151 m; Westward, 21m; Mist Maid, 23m; Sea Lion, 24m ; Pandora, 271 m. DEVONPORT CLUB'S REGATTA. The following are the courses and handicaps for the Devonport Yacht Club's annual regatta tomorrow ; — A ami B Classes (competing for the "Herald" Cup), start U. 30. — Handicaps will be declared on day of race. Entries: lorangi, Thelnia, Ngaioa, Prize, Victory, Kotin, Waione. Windward, Speedwell, Kulalie, and Delville. Course, from starting line, eastern end of Devonport vehicular ferry wharf and a mark boat moored south, thence to Bastion (port hand), thence to Duder's Spit buoy t starboard hand), thence to red luminous buoy, thence to checker buoy, off Rangitoto wharf (starboard hand), thence to mak boat off Stanley Bay (starboard hand), finishing across starting line, Sandspit beacon and Beau Rock to be observed as fairway marks. E,»H. L and N Classes (L and N class competing for Duder Cup), start 2.38. — Rakoa, scr ; Valeria, scr; Venus. 3m ; Wairere, etc ; Mowai, 8m ; Waima. Sm; Rahiri, 10m. Course same as A and B classes, except from Duder's Spit buoy, thence to Resolution buoy (starboard hand), thence to Stanley Bay mark, finishing across starting line. M Class (competing for Maude Shield), start 2.48. —Course, from starting line to Bastion (port hand), thence to white light (starboard band), thence to Resolution buoy (starboard hand), thence to mark off Stanley Bay (starboard hand), thence around flagship to Resolution (starboard hand), thence around mark off Stanley Bay (starboard hand) to finishing line. Entries: Maratea, Mawbiti, Maroro, Manene, Maia. Matarere. Star Class.—Course same as M class, start 2.55. Ola IV., June, Moa. V and S. Classes (competing for the Edwin Cup), start 3.8. —Course same as M class. Drone, scr; Wildwave, 6ni; Secret, 7m; Belle, 8m ; Ngarie, Bm, Namu, 9m ; Aratua llm. T and X Classes, start 3.lß.—Kismet, scr; Shalimar, scr; Joan, scr; Ramona, lni; Janet, 2m; Eleanor, 4m; May, 10m, Course same as Y classes. Y Class (competing for the Jellicoe Cup) start 3.2Bk—Opah, scr; Romp, 3m : Bronsewing, 7m; Fay, 7m; Seadawn. 7m; Oreti, 8m; Matariki, 8m; Caprice, 9m. Course from starting line, thence to sandspit beacon (starboard hand), thence to Resolu'tion buoy (starboard hand), thence to mark off Stanley Bay (starboard hand), twice round, finishing across starting line. Tauranga 7ft Class.—Post entries. Couree to be fixed on day of race. Starting 3.38. Officers for the dav are as follow: — Starter, Mr. Wilkinson; judge, Mr. G. Miller: timekeeper, Mr. A. E. Spraggon;