YACHTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 296, 14 December 1936, Page 13

YACHTING.

ROYAL'S HARBOUR RACE. RAWENE'S NARROW WIN. Tho Royal New Zealand Yaclit Squadron lipid a general handicap race on Saturday over a harbour course for their keel yachts, the first prize being the jßiitler bequest. Rawene won by 15s on corrected time, with Arllti' second, Prize third and Aitair fourth.. .... .. .; , 5' (, :V There •was • a ■ -steady -lireeze from the north ail the afternoon, 'the • competitors carrying all possible sail, the course giving them a good test on all points of.;sailing. The race started at 2.15 p.in. from the King's wharf, the course being round Bas'tion mark, round Saltworks beacon, inside ilangitoto beacon, back round Bastion, and back round Saltworks, back to Bastion and up -to the King's wharf. The- entries and handicaps were : Ariki scr. Tawera Cm 30s. Kawene Sin 30s, Prize Little Jim 13n\ Victory 14m, Waiomo 10m 30s, Aitair 22m 30s, Windward 24m, Maliaki 2Gin 30s, Tawliiri 2Sm, lona 2!) in (ditl not start), Ivotuku 33m, Janet 30m, and Anita 42m. From a very good, start. Prize was .first away, barely a' second after gunfire, ' folfollowed by Rawene, Tawera, Janet, Anita, Ivotuku. Victory, Ariki, Aitair, Windward. 1-11 tie Jim, Waiomo, Maluiki an (I 1 Tawhiri, in this order and close up. ; The course gave the boats a lead on port'to the Bastion. A dead beat out the channel to Saltworks beacon, a run with spinnakers to port back to Bastion, and- the same on the second leg out and pack, and a broad lead on starboard :t.o t'he finishing line oft' the King's wharf. - Ariki, looking very well in a complete new suit of sails, soon took the lead, and the order round Bastion was Ariki. Tawera. Prize, Kawene, Victory, Little Jim. Waiomo, Aitair, Tawhiri, Kotuku, Maliaki, Windward, Anita and Janet. On the heat out Ariki gradually increased her lead, with Kawene second and Tawera, Prize and Victory close up. All set their largest spinnakers for the run in with the tide to the Bastion, and the times of rounding this mark the second, tl-me were: Ariki 3h 37m 255. Rawene 3h 40m 3s, Tawera 3h 42m. Prize 31i 44m. Victory 3h 45m 30s, Little Jim 3h 4Gin 30s, Aitair 31i 47m 3s, and tlie otliers later. Ariki gradually increased her lead from Rawene. which was holding a good second place, and the finish was: Ariki 4li Ofvin 255. Rawene 51i 4m 40s, Tawera oil 7m 4(is, I'rize 5h 12m'42s, Little Jim sii 15m 275, Victory 51i 17m 17s, Aitair 5h 22m 13s, Waiomo 5h 23m 13s, Maliaki 5h 28ni 535, Tawliiri 5b 35m 02s, Janet Oh 40m 31s, Kotuku Oh 44m 12s, Anita Oh 40m 10s. Result : Rawene (A. E. Gilford) 1, Ariki (H. Goodfellew) 2, Prize (W. P. Endean) 3, Aitair (Tattersfielil and Mills) 4. The handicapping was remarkably good, only 15s separating the winner Rawene on corrected time from Ariki, Prize being 3m 17s later, with Aitair Is behind Prize. M CLASS TRIALS. DOUBLE VICTORY FOR MANU. The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron held t,wo races on Saturday for their M class of 18ft patiki type yacht, to decide the boat to he sent to Lyttelton in February to compete with an. M ; class boat representing tlie Canterbury Yacht and Motor Boat Club. Both races were sailed over a triangular course, starting and finishing off the King's wharf, the marks being Resolution, Sandspit, back to Resolution, back to Sandspit, finishing off the wharf. In the second race the double loop across the Sandspit from Resolution was omitted. A good start at 2.20 p.m. saw Manila, Mawhiti, Manene and Maim away together, with Maroro 45s late. All kept close together on the lead to .Resolution, and again on the beat across to, Sandspit, where the times were: Manu 3h 15m 15s, Manaia o 1 H' m I,','*' ?' an( ' ne 3h ICm 50s, Mawhiti 3h 18m 40s, Maroro 3h 20m. Manu maintained her lead on the run home and the Ijmsh was: Manu 31i 2Gm 255, Manene 31i "3s, Manaia 31i 28m 14s, Mawliiti 31i 30m Bs, Maroro 31i 33m 555. A handicap race, in which Manu, Manaia, Mawhiti and by an Manu Vere sivinff Maroro 2m > was won sam ? fiv ®. boats were given another trial race, in which Manu and Manene had "f e ,' "f 0 ; 111 "ie way, especially on the run up to the finish, and the race was V-to Vr - nu ,f h 22m 595, Manene 4h 23m 13s, Manaia 4h 23m 40s. Mawhiti Ah 2Gm il i- , U was well sailed bv G Cbamberlin and Manene by Colin Demies i u 0 won tho first trial held on Saturday week. With three wins a total Ot lo points, she can hardly be beaten and Lvtteltm. Tr Cr i tlmt - Manu will go to lyttelton Her crew were : Gordon Clianihnri"' sk, Pl )er >> Chamberlin, E. Cliamhand)'. Goodfellow (for'ard T T wfr i° ffiC i> rS °t f . ,le da - v were Messrs. W. iiewson. J ' ' F - Tewsl€ J' and H.