TAMAKI YACHT CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 235, 3 October 1936, Page 19

TAMAKI YACHT CLUB.

' ' i>;" A^NU f L MEETING. The 11th annual meeting of the Tamakl Ijjclit Club, was held in tlie clubhouse, jtjKsy oil, Point, on Wednesday evening, Mr. W.. -A. •.Wilkinson presiding over a good attendance,of members, including a numberof ladles. •An npology-wus received from the patron, Mr. f Ernest Davis; who wished • the* club another successful year. * .Mi'-jWilkinson, ..when reviewing the events ■of thji.ycar, said that live days were devoted to Jiax-bour racing, including tlie club's regatta, which had to be postponed from its .original date of February 1 owing to the cyclonic gflle which did much damage to-the sea wall at the clubhouse. By, the courtesy of the Victoria Club the regatta .was held in conjunction with their races for both' clubs' benefit. Thanks to the efforts niade to get the Sanders Cup contest held on the Waitemata, and the good work of the ladies' committee, who entertained the crews'of tlie four provincial boats during their visit, the contest • was a great success, the- Canterbury boaft Avenger, .winning by a small margin a display of exoelliWt team work by;/hW--erew. It was pleasing to know that rit'Jeast; one new boat had been built with a view to, trying to regain the cup at Xyttelton next February . The; club was well 'represented in all'of the inter-club events during the yjear. •Mr. 'Wilkinson concluded ' by; thanking the officers and committee for their co-operation and support. The report submitted by . the hon. secretary, 'Mr. Urquhart, dealt MVlth tlio ■ year's activities in detail and, on adoption, wis ordered to. be posted to-.all members. The balance-sheet, presented by the treasurer, Air.' Jackson', showed, membership, as. 271). The following.officers,wero. elected for the coining season: Patrbn.Miv Ernest Davis; vice-patrons, as last year, with the addition of Mr. C. Petley, of The Mount, Taurangn, and Mr. It. H. Wood.; commodore, Mr.. W. A. Wilkinson ; viee-commodore, 'Mr. F. D. IMdgeon; rear-commodores, Mr. Shelley, Mr.. B Atkinson; lion, secretary, .Mr. - I->es H. Matthews: lion, treasurer, Mr. Warwick Jackson: hon. assistant, "Mr.- K.-Urquhart; lion, solicitor, Mr. G. F. Marshall White; hon. architect, Mr. M. KV Draffln ; Ahon. en"ineer, Mr. J. McKinlay ; .clubhouse captain. Mr. Alan 'White: assistant, Mr. J. Godfrey; hon. auditors, Messrs. W. ; ,E. Webster and Wi "McLareii;' committee, Messrs. A. L. Barker. G.i Beckett,'D. Blake. -Ij, - Gduldrey, H. Clnridge, S. F. Ford Syd. Greenhough. J. Godfrey, C. Marks, Marshall White, Jackson Madill, H. S. Orr. G P. Wild, .X. Williamst and B. W. W The to annual';BuJ>?crij)th>n was .fixed at 3/ and 1/G" for members under 18; dinghy space was fixed at £1, anilm season's entry at A l number of trophies were proniised for the coming season, including a cash prize bv the commodore for tlie most consistent boat during the year, to be decided on noints for startings and olacings in the SX races: Thirty-three new members were elected, bringing tlie membership to Sio The various sub-committees and racing officials will be elected at the fir»t meeting of the committee next Tuesday The question of appointing a caretaker or steward to provide refreshments during the week-end "was discussed and referred to the committee. -