THE AKARANA CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 102, 2 May 1930, Page 14

THE AKARANA CLUB.

14-FOOT CHAMPIONSHIP. The Akarana Yacht Club will hold a re-sail of the race for the 14-foot club championship to-morrow, starting off the clubhouse at 2.45 p.m. The competitors are Lois, Opah, Shalimar and Cupid. A very keen race is promised between Lois and Shalimar, and Opah too, if she starts. The course is from starting-line, off clubhouse, thence round Sandspit on starboard, thence round the Bastion light beacon pn starboard, thence round Resolution buoy on.starboard, thence round Sandspit on starboard, finishing at start-ing-line. ■ • Rahiri was in the original race, and finished first, lm 20s inside the time limit of 30 minutes after sunset. She was disqualified, however, for infringing a rule which applied especially to thie event, "That boats must compete in two previous races in the club cairying the same sail." Rahiri's disqualification raised, a fine point, which the sailing committee had to decider They unanimously ordered a re-sail , between' the boats which finished after Rahiri on the grounds that these four boats all finished, outside the time limit, therefore there was no race. Rahiri was,adjudged winner : of ithe 'handicap race, sailed at the same- time, as there were no sail restrictions in this event. The time limit tomorrow is 5.37 p.m. . .

Palmer and Mr. H. N. Burgess, in his cruising outboard C.G.G., visited Waiheke and Kawau. The final racing events of the outboard division of the New Zealand Power Boat Association took place . off Buckland's Beach on Easter Monday. The racing was. very keen, especially in the runabout division, Eedskin securing two wins in the handicap races, and Nymph Jun. in the championship. A view of four of the boats receiving their starting clock times is Shown in this column. While the development of what may be termed a cruising type of outboard is to be encouraged, there are many who are solely attracted by the speed possibilities of outboarde. The thrill of leaping and plunging over the water at 40 miles per hour or more-in a light hull L* what they want and can get in this type of craft at a comparatively small outlay. Needless to say it takes a lot of skill to handle.a racer and bring it home ahead, but enough can be learned in a short time to enable the average man who knows something of boating to become quite expert.