YACHTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 48, 26 February 1937, Page 14

YACHTING.

NCRTHCOTE REGATTA. I YACHT SQUADRON RACE. I AKAI.WXAS R »TA L TITI.K. {Hy SrKKKWKI.r. i ri-.fl h.ivi» be* n receive! fur the regatta f»«i annually l»y the Northc«»te and Birkenhead Regatta. Committer, which takes place to-morrow aftern^on. Th«- flags hip will l»e moor»-<l ;'ff North cote P<»int where all events start and finish. All c!«s«e« are catered inr except the larger fc» • i vn-hts. Th*» first race. for naval whaler*. srarr< a x . *!• > p.m., followed at Intervals nf flvp nnnur«vs bv the other cla«»•-. the iI launi-hes being The last to .:«• .1 r p.m. In con junction with th® Z «ias< r h»» T??k;;j.una Boating Club wili hold a raee f«»r thi> class. A« tisur. I. Mie largest field is in the V c'ass. f• • r which there are UO boats entered and a irr^vir race i< promised between Irena. Riptide an 1 Limerick, with Shamrock. I'aror ». Surprise and Mcimiui next best. Taiti'iriki will hav«» an »iher good go w'.th Macu>hia. while K-ikoa on 4m and Valkyria on on». may pick up the pri/e> unless th<v course is off tTie wind a lot when Isabci. 22m. must win. Corona will have to step cut in her best style, to bear Omatere if the breeze is not too fresh, but the other boats are nor unduly stretched nut in tl.is cla>s. Th»* handii-appers have well hidden the winner in The c and K class k« el yachts, but Uwhunp» may continue her victory.

In the S class Sceptre on 11m should be c!oj»e on corrected time, but Mahana is a good boat and may give them all their handicaps, with Annette a good second, while Marlene on 2m oOs may surprise them all. Mania is asked to give up to 30m in her class, rather over the odtLs,

".Speedwell" should say, but with this exception she may do the trick again. Swallow has been coming on lately and maybe in the prize list. Muiinai. tiie scrarcji boat for a year or two is now out on the Tim mark, Thieh seems a lot. Vamp will pet the sun again in the T and X class, although Shalimar has been .sailing splendidly lately. Alleen Is a competitor with 2m and it would have been more Interestins if Endeavour had bfen entered, ' but the Rogers are apparently sailing Vamp. Here again the long-timers may take the prizes or some of them. With 21 entries in the Z class the issue Is always in doubt till the finishing gun fiiw, but Trevic, Water Beetle and Kan on i are sure to be handy then even it they do not take the prizes, but the others are not too. far out, Happy being on limit with Cm 30s.

Although at time of writing th* flagship is not decided. oire rir other of the Aspden Company's fleet la assured and as usual the committee will see to it that all events are started promptly #tad with efficient timing and recording, jobs that are becoming hardar and more necessary to be efficiently handled as the number of small craft increases. "Speedwell" would urge on boat owners to help in this direction by carrying registered' and class numbers well below each other, and not exactly on the other side of the mainsail as many do. This is often very confusii*r for racing officials as parts of figures on the other side alter the outline of a number very materially, making, for Instance, 3 into an S, and many other combinations which only . those whose job It is to identify them with a poor light or the sail well off cr covered by another boat can testify. This was particularly v noticeable last Saturday at the Victoria Club's regatta and again on Sunday at the Point.

In England and in America racing numbers and letters mast be carried well clear each other, while those on opposite sides * f » sail are placed above or Mow to them _*howi»g Hirough the sail. A little thought oa tile point Would help owners a*d officials filke. T*t »pyal. Xew Zealand Xacht- Squadron's 525?* 1 ' to** to Te Kouma, lor .the Ton Alexander fcttnorfaf Gold' Cup *nT start o* the King=s wharf at 2.30 p.m. to morrow. The handi*sn. n8 ?? 1 '. wUI not decided until ° claw * iu «'«<> **«*• Btartln « m. P-m. over a harbour course. _The chief topic i* yachting circles this b tt n VIT anting of the prefix .*0 the Akarama Yacht Club. The club Is the second oldest on the Waitemata and has done a great deal to foster the In all branches since it was established in November, 1894<

■ i/- *OKTHCOTE-BHUtEKHEAD. v

gW 'f REGATTA HANDICAPS. * C ' J? ,e , fono * in P » r '' the entries and hamli >gff„s°r tl "' >oF **r° te «n«l Birkenhead i* race startH * f *30 P-m. other; following at Intervals of , f , five minutes.' Competitors should note that and - finish between flagship ; buoy moored north, and thev must ,° n !. he M » tk «We of the flagship except when starting and finishing. t\ wh "lers. to start at 2.30 p.m. J- ■ Course: From flagship to -i Point Resolution buoy (port), to Sandspit ... ~4P»rt». to bucy off Chelsea (starboard), to ' flnishing line. Phnomel 1. Philomel 2 ; ? Philomel 3. R.X.V.R_ 1. At. A 2. ! C and E Class, to start at x 2.3." p.m Course; Prom starting Jfne to Bastion beacon (port), to white light (port), to compass dolphin (starboard), to buov off r ,ebM (starboard), to- Uniting "line. ••«% Koiaata. wr; Kontni, 6m I lona. 8m: Owhango. 11m; Valdora, 18m; Vagabond. J "24m; Dolphin, 34m. ? s » . H Class, to start at 2.40 p.m. Course: -Same as C «nd , E class. Corona, scr; Omatere, ser;»:starlight, 2m; Biuestreak, .-a , 4m; Spray. 7m; Calypso, 8m; Nomad. 10m. Ji l and x diuww 2.45 p.m. V Course: Same,'ira&w. Tamarikl, acr; Macushta, <cr; Bakoa, 4tn: Valkyrie. ?>. ®m; Hula, 6m; Wairere, :7m; Kobara, 8m; ??■ Waiapu, lOm; Isobel. 22m. . ,: 5 \ > j - M and V Class, to at 2.50 p.alCourse: From starting line, - fraud* Sand«»it .(starboard), to Pt. buoy ;C'. (starboard), to Sandspit (port), to buoy 1 Chelsea (starboard), to, finishing Unit. Ireea, scr; Riptide, { |b; -limerick, lm; JParoro, Tm; 'Shamrock, 2|m; Surprise. *- 'Sim; 3im; Hawk. 4m; Vealele, »> "4m; Arllne, 4|m ; Marianne, . r nn; CharJnaine, 6m; Velox, 8m: Avian, ll)m; 10m; Martha 8., 11 m; Bagle, ,? ' Jlm; Malolo, 11m; Cygnet, 14m; 'Mara- "%[? 1(1, 14m. S Clasa.—To Htart at 2.55 p.ml Course, i;?lrom flagship to mark off Western wharf .... tport) to black buoy in Shoal Bay (port), > to mark off Watchman Island (starboard* ; back round black buoy (starboard), to mark " v off Western wharf (starboard), to.mark off (starboard) to. finishing line: J.-r Slahana, Annette.' scr : Marlene, Sirona, 2m 30»; Leone, 3m: ItanKitlra. 6m ; Clio, 7m: " i ilratu, 8m: Tiki, Sim; Sceptre, 11m; !■* Awatea, 12m; Gannet, 16m. V Y Class.—To start, at '3 p.n». Course. »" <Hm« as S class: . Mania, scr; Swallow, tempest. Ayesha, 2m'; Simmai, sm; Rebel. gTU7m; Joy, 8m 30s; Wakanui, Alma, 9m; .5" .Kiramar. Karoro, 10m; Koala, 14m; Mau- ' Jkiau. 30m. f T and X Class.—To start at 3.5 p.m. ;4 ' Course, same as S daw: Vamp, scr; Sbalii ■JBar, lm; Aileen, Zephyr, 2m ; l.'na, 3m; r- 'Treaeure, Salome, sm; Eleanor. Jem Mac, Swiftsure, 23b. 'C-- Local Boats.—/To start at 3.10 p.m. 'Course, same as S class: Scud, scr; Kea, ■' -4m : Meteor, 8m ; Irene, 12m : Dixie. 17m ; Shrimp, 22m. fc . Z Class.—To start at 3.15 p.m. Course, same as S class: Water Beetle, Ranoni, scr; Trevic, 30s: Te Utu, lm; Meola, Lyla, 2m; Capri, Mnhlin, Te Uira. 2m 30s; Benny, Pat C, Kola, 3m; Betty, 3m 30s; Te Hoa, 4m; Tamaki. 4m 30s; Kupe, Tamate. sm; Tere. 5m 30s; Rio. Ednla, 6m 3©s: Happy. 7m 30s. Sailing Dinghies.—To start at 3.20 p.m. Course, from starting line to mark off Western wharf (port). to black buoy in Shoal Bay (port), to mark off Watchman ' Island (starboard) to mark off Chelsea (starboard), to finishing line: Valerie, scr: Flying Cloud, 4m: Handy Kid. Silver Fern, • Endeavour, 4m SOs-: Norena, 9m; 30s; Aloha. Pal, 12m 30s»; Peggy M.. 13m 3<>s; Kobu, 14m. Local Launches.—To start at 3.25 p.m. Course, from starting line to sandspit (starboard) to pile beacon (>*arboard) to -finishing line: Little Prince-*, Huawal, Haira, Mandalay, Doreen E., Sunbeam. *.-l Handicaps will lie given at start.

TAXAFUHA BOATIH& CLUB.

" RACE FOR Z CLASS. fev ". ■ ■ , . The Takapnna Boating Club will hold a fcJV- 4 J«ee for their Z class boats to-morrow SlS;r«fternoon in coiujuuctlon with the NorthBirkenhead regatta. They will Sfe Wart WW »iine time and go the same tries and handicaps are :— te<: r^3WyiyK^«^-; Water ißeeOe, wr; Trevic, Uto, Tauya. lm ;3 I>yla, 2m ; Te Xahlln, 2m 30«tValeta. Benny. Pat Kola, Srn V Betty, 3m 3lt»; Te Hoa,> .BUly Boy, 4m; Tinopai Tamaki. *o|#iTamate, 5m ; Tert, 5m 30»; ipppE>& «r* ao«; Happy, 7m 30s.