YACHTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 86, 12 April 1933, Page 18

YACHTING.

EASTER CRUISE. RACING TO COR OMANDEL. FINAL CLUB FIXTURES. (By SPEEDWELL.) COMING EVENTS. April 13.—Start of three races to Coromandel, B-C-E, H-L-N, V-S, 8 p.m.; Point Chevalier Sailing Club's race to Islington Bay. April 14.—Open handicap race from Onehunga to Pollock, starting 7.30 a.m. April 15, Easter Saturday.—Races at Coromandel for three classes. April 22.—R.N.Z.Y.5., final cruise and harbour race for M class; Takapuna 8.C., Z class for Lawless Shield; Richmond Cruising Club race to Haven; Otahuhu S.C.; Point Chevalier cruising, race; Manukau Yaeht Club final; Manukau Cruising Club final. ENTRIES FOR COROMANDEL COURSE AND CONDITIONS OF RACE The race will start off the end of the King's wharf at 8 p.m. to-morrow,:, all classes going away together. To" avoid any possibility of boats starting unofficially, all must report to the starter on eastern end of the wharf prior to S o'clock, as only boats so reporting will be sent on the official list to the judges at Coromandel. With a sou'-west wind, slcippers mrc expected to play the game and not keep too far off the wharf. In the event of a northerly wind a mark boat will be used on the outer end of the line. The starting signals will be made with three red lights placed vertically on the end of the outer building facing the north, one of which will be "doused" each 'minute in place of the usual flags. A warning gun will be fired at 7.57 p.m., followed by the starting gun at 8 p.m. The course is from starting line, thence inside Waiheke, keeping channel side of Sandspit, Bean Rock and Brown's Island beacons, thence through any channel out of Waiheke passage, finishing ■„ between judge's boat (showing two white lights .at, night) moored bff Beeson's Island on the port hand entrance to Coromandel. Harbour and the island. Note: The judge's boat will not lie as far up the harbour as Woolshed Bay. but approximately where 41 fathoms are shown on the chart, about three-quarters of a mile in from the outer end -of Beeson'sIsland. •*: Mr. W. A. Wilkinson..is handicapp.er and: starter, and Messrs". .T; A. : MeNeil;' W- H. Turner and -Fred Strongman, judges and limekeepeJrs. «. V . THE ENTRIES. Up till' 10 a.m. to-day the following-boats have entered for the races to Coromandel, starting at 8 p.m. to-morrow: — 26-Footers and Under. —Omatere, Celox, Starioch, Starlight, Kia' Ora, .Koinuri, Mirage, Doreen, Malua and Waitohi. 18-Foot and under. —Paroro> ' Mystic, Avro, Drone, Maia, Rita, Desiree. . Keel Yachts. — Speedwell, Mahaki, Waione. ■ v A number of inquiries have been received as to post- entries. To enable all who may wish to race, entries lave been extended until noon to-morrow. The handicaps 'Will be declared then, and published in . tomorrow's issue. Last year- 28 boats started in the three, races, which were sailed in light souwesterly weather. The' race started at 7.30 p.m., Omatere being the first boat to finish, her clock time being 3h 37m 35s a.m. Queenie finished next at 3h 42m 10s, followed by Starioch 3h 44m, Celox 3h 47m, and Mirage 3h 54m. Ranui was first in the smaller class, finishing at -3h 45m a.m., Mystic 3h 56m, Doris 4h 18m, Wild Wave 4h 19m, Waitoa 5h 30m. Queenie won the keel class by a margin of 15s, Ariel second' and Naiad third. Mowai won the 26ft and under class, Mirage second and Doreen third. Won by lm 225. Sanui.-won the small class, Mystic second and Wild Wave third. OFF TO KAWAU. Many of tlie larger keel yachts and other boats not competing in the race to Coromandel leave for Kawau to-morrow evening, and the motor fleet is expected to rendezvous there in large numbers. A number will visit the Barrier, and at least one is bound for Mercury. Island and in to Whitianga. : -

The Whangarei Cruising Club- will not nold a combined cruise'to Kawau this year owing to the late Easter, bnt individual bo.ats are sure to come larj eoutb aa Kawau, while Bahlri, " a 22-footer, baa already arrived at Auckland. A run that deserves to be more popular with motor boat owners i'is to Te Aroba. It presents few difficulties after the. lower -eaches of the Thames river are passed. The Walhon, while running fairly swiftly between the junction. and'; Te Aroha, is easily negotiated by any sklpijer.worth his name, and once alongside- the. bankgj' at Te Aroha, a real wonderlandS isi opened Tip,, and a distinct change from. Kawattf or the Barrier. - |

CLUB FINALS AFTER EASTER. The Royals will hold, their final event of the season on Saturday? after; Easter, -when the big boats will take part in a cruising race, and the M class sail a harbour course. The Richmond Club , will- hold a race to Beach Haven on Saturday,! April 22, also a race for their midgut class.': '-.1 , The Manukau Yacht -CJ.nh£ will hold their! final races on April 22. . . \ , The Manukau Cruls,ing " , Club will, hold their final events bnr^£il/-^-';£ The Takapuna: Boating- Club will hold a race for the Lawless Shieldlfor its 12ft 6ln one-design class on; "April" also a handicap race for the sam'e;cWssi The Otahuhu Sailing Club wOl hold a race on the Tamaki rivejii over the usual club course of three rounds- on the Saturday after Easter. The Point Cheyaiieicv "Sailing Club will hold a cruising raeeion/Satnrday, April' 22, and its final event pfithe season on April SO, when the annual tace for the Rawhiti Cnp will be held. : '/ l' l ' _ , _ . . On April 23 the Ponsonby Model Tacht Club will hold their upiial events, being the last meeting but ..one- for the season, when the Watchman andVFoint Erin Cups'are to be decided. The Orakei Basin-Model Tacht Club will continue its events. on the Saturday after Easter, when the 'finals of several' trophic will be decided„ , The Manukau: Senior Model Tacht Club will hold'-races; on Saturday, April, 15, also on the following- Saturday. On both days handicap events for the A and B classes will be sailed., DISTANCES FROM AUCKLAND. The following distances in nautical miles will be i useful when cruising at Easter. Most of the places usually visited will be found herei- While it is not likely that the North , or. Tauranga will be required, they are given for teference:-— King's wharf to North Head. 2, Brown's Island beacon 6, Islingfcoii ;33ay 7, Home Bay 95, Station. Bay. 101, Matiatia • 11, Rakino 123, Qneroal3l, Onetamgii 16V Hook's Bay 21}, Noises 14, East l Tamaki Point s|, Beachlands -101, Maraetai 13S, mouth Wairoa River 18. Motuihi wharf 8, Surfdale 121, Ostend 12|. Rocky Bay 14, Awaroa Bay 16, Orapiu 19, Connell's Bay 20, Cowee . Bay 20J, Man-o'-war Bay ,22, Hook's Bay 25, Ponui Passage 20, Rotoroa Island (Ruthes) Passage 21J, Coromandel SB. Rotoroa '.Passage to Te Koiima Hi. Cow 10„ Rotoroa Passage, to -.Coromandel wharf :14JV Coromandel to Cabbage Bay. 13}, Cabbage Bay to Cape Colville 13, Coromandel to Thames 25J, Ponui Passage to Thames v 2ol,~Ponul Passage to Kopu 24%. King's wharf to Rangi to to beacon 5. Rangitoto beacon to Tiri Passage 111, Tiri to Canoe Rock; 9J, Canoe, Rock t& Rodney 11, Rodney- to" Sail Rock 174, Sail "Rock to Bream Head 10, Bream Head to. -Taiharuru Point 8, Taiharuru to Tutnfcaka 61, Tutukaka- to Elizabeth Reefs 61, Elizabeth Reefs to Wide Berths CJ, "Wide Berths to Home Point 7J, Home Point to Cape Brett : 9J, Cape Brett to Russell 14. Cape Brett to Step Island 19J, Step Island to Whangaroa 105, Whangaroa Heads to Doubtless Bay 17. „ „ King's wharfi to; Mansion House Bay, Kawau 27/ Mansion House to Mahurangi Heads 61,.- Mahurangi Heads to Warkworth 71, Mansion Hotise to Waiwera' 9, Mansion House to Omahi Cove 11; Mansion House to Canoe Rock 62- _ „■ Bong's'wharf to Wellington. Head,--. Great Barrier 48, Kind's, wharf, to, Caße Colville 36. Cape Colville to Whangaparapara, Great Barrier, 131, Cape Colville to Tiyphena 11, Cape Colville to Mercury Island 23, Cape Colville "to Old -Man Rock 30,- Old-Man to Slipper Island 21,- Slipper Island.to The Mount 31; Auckland; to' Tauranga 121;

RACE TO POLLOCK AT EASTER. | " . . . ' f ■ The miraSfttf Tffciif' Club" "will ibid tie annual race from Onehunga.'wharf to Pollock wharf at Easter. This year the race -will be open to any boat, the dub not being neceoaax®, start at 7.30 on Good Eriaay-"aB0«nM&

RICHMOND CRUISING CLUB. RACE AFTER EASTEE. The Richmond Cruising Club will hold a sweepstake race oil Saturday, April 22, to Beach Haven, on the upper harbour, startlag off the Ponsonby wharf at 3 p.m. This concludes the club's racing for this season. A race for the midget class will also be held, starting and finishing off the Ponsonby wharf. The prizes won in this class will be presented to the boys at a social evening to be held in the clubhouse. Sloane's Beach, on Saturday, April 29. The piano, recently purchased for the clubhouse, will be used on this occasion. The club's annual distribution of prizes takes place in the Masonic Hall, Newton, in June. ORAKEI MODEL YACHT CLUB. The Orakei Basin Model Yacht Club will hold races on Friday and Easter Monday, starting at ten o'clock each day, when the finals of the Commodore and the Taupiri Cups will be decided: also a race for the club captain's prize. Special races for visitors will also be held on both days. On Saturday the club's usual series of races for members will be sailed. PROPOSED HARBOUR RACE FOR MODEL YACHTS.

«!'• A well-Ttriown model yacht enthusiast, Mr. H. Jackson, formerly of Mahurangi Model Yacht Club and later connected with the . Orakei and ' Manukau Model Clubs, Writes as under suggesting a race on the harbour for model yachts 4ft and over. Mr. Jackson suggests that the commodore and officers of the Tamaki Yacht Club take charge of the race, as he says they have always catered for the small boat owner. He also suggests holding it on April 30 or thereabouts. The idea is a good one, and no doubt the Tamaki Club will undertake the official part of the race. The only difficulty may be in obtaining enough dinghies, but this can be overcome. The conditions made by Mr. Jackson are practical, and it should ba possible to hold a good race. The letter is as follows:— "Sir, —I have seen of late some very fine model yachts measuring 4ft and over. To me a harbour race amongst these big models would be a fine sight. To attain this- objective, I have much pleasure in offering small..cup to he raced for under the following conditions:—(l) The race is to be a handicap one, held over a triangular course on the Auckland harbour; '(2) course, from starting point off Orakei Bay, thence round Sandspit light (off Devonport), thence round Resolution buoy and back to starting point; (3) no restric; , tion is placed on design, weight and steer--ing of'model, neither ,on area of sail or -styl eof same; (4) sail can be added to'or. taken off during the riice; (5) owners may nominate- who they wish to sail their' models. I am not in favour of any model being lifted from the water for. purpose of adjustments during a race; weights used during the race overlapping the hull in any direction; temporary or permanent platforms or projections overlapping the hull in any direction upon , which to carry rigging or weights. The. contest; is left entirely in the hands of the Tamaki Yacht Club, officers of which - will: do the liandh capping l . ■I' would very much like to s6e "the xollo.wirig models, in addition .'tor othesik contest the race:—Xpdrife,'Clara C;, BulI let White Heather, Speedwell, Meteor • and Tilly.—H. Jackson." TOWING THE DINGHY. ... Towing the dinghy is recognised as a necessary nuisance, and it Is worth a little thought to find out by what method its drag on the boat may be reduced as much as possible*. Although at first sight it does not appear to make much difference in what position the dinghy isVtowed, experiments show that, there is-a considerable difference in the pull., registered by * the • dinghy at various distances aft of the yacht towing it- A few experiments were carried out by Speedwell" with a nine-foot dinghy towing astern of a motor boat 36ft in length, travelling ...at nine.knots. The result of these experiments;,were/ briefly, that the * dinghy watf 'fptind to pull-; much less when "very close to the launch than at some distance astern. ■ When allowed a still greater length of Tope, the dinghy came along very steadily', particularly if on- the downward' slope of the second wave. There "is usually a wave immediately aft of the tuck, which may be termed the following wave, and a good position for towing the dinghy fis on the forward slope of this wave, for, since this is moving forward, the resistance ,of the • dinghy is . lessened.,.•>,■ Experience -; goes to show that behind a launch a dinghy pulls much less when the-stem of the . dinghy is less' than a foot clear of the tuck. This, of course, is- not possible in ■ bad'weather, particularly in a following sea; on account of damage to' the boat's stern caused by the dinghy "charging." It was found that the best - method of towing was by means of two ropes from the-stem of the dinghy, one to each quarter of the launch. They can have bights slipped over cleats or bollards, and the dinghy will, be quite safe. This'has an advantage when it is required to cast'off in a .hurry.

TIDES AT EASTER. The times of high water for Easter week are as follow April 14 (Good Friday).—9.44 a.m., 10.16 p.m. April 15.—10.33 a.m., 11.6 p.m. April 16.—11.24 a.m., 11.59 p.m. April 17. , 12.16 p.m. April 18.—12.54 a.m., 1.15 p.m. April 19.—1.50 a.m., 2.15 p.m. April 20.—2.50 a.m., 3.20 p.m. - 1 April 21.—3.54 a.m., 4.25 p.m. April 22.—1.53 a.m., 5.25 p.m. full, April 11; last quarter, April ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. DEMON'S RECORD.—.T.S., Eversleigh Road, Takapuna.—No, Kea has not beaten Demon across the finishing line, but several other. T class boats have done so this season... They are: Yal (twice), Opah and Sea Gnome (once each). The T class Shalimar and X class Alerte have also beaten Demon "in.". ~ On the other side of the ledger Demon has, beaten every one of her class, also T and X boats, home on several occasions. 'liast year she was almost invincible, only Buffering defeat in one ra,ce. Demon was designed and built by Currey Bros., I of Parnell, and is sailed in turn by one or another of .three brothers. T CLASS PLANS.—A correspondent from Brisbane, who was in Auckland last Anniversary Regatta Day, writes to knojv if the plans of the X class boats, also ths M class, can be obtained. He was taken with the M class, also the 18ft V class, and states that he is inclined to the opinion that the M or V boats would hold their own over a triangular course with the local "rag carriers," aa the Australian 18ft unrestricted sail carrying class are . called. This opinion;- evidently from one who knows something about ■ sailing in small craft, in decidedly interesting. The same point has often been discussed between those who have seen the Sydney and Brisbane 18-footers in action. It is usually conceded".' that the unlimited sail carriers of acr'oss .the Tasman would lose our type off .the wind; but on the wind our M or V boats ' should beat them. Of course, the only way to settle the question is for one of our boats to be; built over there and given a good try out. Our Brisbane correspondent can obtain the -M • class - plans from Mr. Arch,. Logan, of-Stanley- Pointy Devonport, also the, Y class boat Alerte: The'se are both Mr.-Logan's'own designs. The Demon was built, from a model, birr no doubt her plans 'can-be transferreu to paper. Mr. Geo. Honour, of Parnell. -lias plans of the 14£t ajid. 18ft- (Mystic type). Their correct postal addresses, have been forwarded to our' . trans-Tasman , correspondent. y'■■ ,V . : I NEGOTIATIONS DROPPED. v • DECISION OP WELLINGTON BODY. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) , WELLINGTON, this day.' The negotiations that have' taken place between the newly-formed New Zealand Yachting' Council and the Auckland Yacht and Motor Boat Association were outlined? at a meeting: of the Wellington Provincial; Yacht and! Motor Boat Association »last : night. Following, a reading, of the-letter from -the Auckland Association setting out' I the position, it ' was decided unanimously i'that no further efforts te made in; negotiat- | ing with the Auckland^Association.