YACHTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 21 September 1938, Page 21

YACHTING.

FOYAL AKARANA CLUB.

FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING. OCEAN CKVIBIXO I'OPCLAR. Over fiti members attended the fortyfourth annual iiieeiinj; last eveiiinjr of the l!«>yal Akarana \iiclit Club held in the ilubhouse, Campbells I'oini. the commodore, Mr. T. MeKiiialu. presiding. Tin- chairman, in reviewing the past season. ,-Miil it liad l.<ecn,an uutM.aniUiit! one, every lirancli of ilic club's activities Iwiiijj succ .->«t iii. 'J'lie .Viiiiiinilly warrant t<« entitle i|iialllie<l iaen ber.s to Hy a special Blue Knsi;:ii and authority for the club to use llu> prefix -lieyal' , was keenly appre(iaeii and the n<-w Hag was hoisted with ,lue ceremony. The club received congratulations from Kuar-Aiinilral Druintuoud and all sister clulte.

The president. Mr. 1.. Heard, referred to the tjood work of Mr. McKnight, who had done much townnl.- attiiininjj the honours UK-ntioned. He was sorry Mr. MeKnijjlit war; not seekiiifr nomination Ihis year.

The report stated that prize liuniey had been inclca.-ei] and the payment Of' over *;4n was probably the highest sum ever paid out l>.\ any y.ielit cltll) in New /.-aland for one days crulMjig races. (Jc-au crlllsilif; was in, in popularity each season and it is doubtful, the report slated, it there i?" another club am where ill the world that could show a belief record in this resp«-ct than tin , Koyal Akarana. The li(iuliii«-out iir-ii in Judge's Hay wiw fully m.upieil. Ulu- executive spent a lot of linn boat hat bout- mutters. Though strong obji-eiioii had been made to the proposed harbour oif (tkaliti Bay. m> valid artfllnifiit had I u ia!\ui:i'iHl against it. The i oiniiiit i.'e was ni>( niucli concerned with the local ion of the boat harbour, but whs emphatic rhat it should be adequate and in keeping with the. high fluirdard of the sport. The matter of n,;\al defence h;nl received much attention, and v.ith the assistance itn<l co-opera! ion of the Navy League, tlie club established a cluna o£ instriution for its liiemlHi's and «*.'<'kly lectures were siveu by Captain Keane it ml other instructors.

Tin- balance-sheet showed receipts totalling 3C 48t".. the principal items St-iiiK locker ri-iiis *: U4l 2 (J. subscript ionn £118 Hill, 1-11 try fees £.">U :; , mill so.ials a; 18 17'8. The i-xueiidilurc included : KnciiiK *: l!l(; 1 <>.

.■xpiiises ou ( -lubli'Mi.-L' ,t 00, ikb.ii uires £30 yciitr.il expenses A.'OS, rates, rout, i-tc. £-4 1.4. leaving a credit balance of 4:47 1.1 / •*>. Tin- assets totalled £ 573 and liabilities t 142 17 !».

Tins follnwlns officers were clectoil : — president, Air. i,. Hcar<l ; coiuinodnrr. Mr. \V. Curtis; vkc-coiiur.odore, Mr. K. Kdgecunibe ; rea γ-coiu iiiodon , , Mr. H. Hill; lion. Mtcrctary ami treasurer, Mr. J. Moon; lion. racing rt-crelary, Mr. K. S. Brookes ; lion, chaplain, Kev. .j.iwper Colder; lion, architect. Air. H. Patterson ; hon. solicitor, Mr. A. A. liodlcy; lion, auditor, Mr. L. IK>wdeu ; iu charge of Judge's Bay, Mr. A. \V. Bone; delegates to Yacht and Motor Bout Assoeiatioii. .Messrs. H. Hill and K. S. Brookes; representative on Y.It. A., Lk'utenunt-Coni-inamltT J. T. Li-en, U.S.: committee, I,ieiitetinnt('oiiiniHiider E. \V. U.K.. Messrs. W. Bunuß, K. H. Wood, K. \V. AimiT, I", «;. IVarson, \V. Kennedy, C. l'wrr. .\. Otto, U. lusley, A. W. Bone and X. Carter. The annual subscription was fixed at 7/6. Mr. T. Mi-Knight was elected a life member and returned thanks for the honour. A presentation of a cigarette case, with the club's badge in enamel, wax made to Mr. H. Howell, ex-comuiodore and a former treasurer. A motion by Mr. McKnight. rescinding- the rale that flag officers should retire after two years was carried unanimously. Votes of thanks to the ladies, u> retiring officers, the Harbour Board'und the I'rees concluded ■ the business.