YACHTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 281, 28 November 1938, Page 16

YACHTING.

ROYAL N.Z. YACHT SQUADRON. RACE FOR M CLASS. The Koyal New Zealand Yacht Squadron held a race on Saturday for the M class of is.footers, starting off the Kind's wharf at li.3n. The course was from ftartini: line, round Sandspit beacon, thence round Bastion liuht beacon, thence rn.ind white liirht buoy in Channel and back to starting line, about seven miles. The entries and handicaps wre : Ma*ni. s<»r : Manene. Mercedes. lin : Manaia. -mi : Mawhiti. 'Jm :t«» s : Manna. 4m ;<» s : Mararoa. Maroro, ."m : Maranita. <iin From a irood start Mawhiti wao off. followed by Maroro. Maranita. Mararoa i and the others close together. e\e-pt Mann. | Manaia and M.inine. whose skippers were too keen and beat the gun. losing just over a minute in returning. The wind was north-east, rather light, hut sfead.x. and on the beat to <and<:>it Mercedes did well at the start, bit Manaia went out ahead near the finish, vhicl. was timed: Manaia. 4h 4<»m r»7s: Mararoa. 4h 4«» in 41s: Mawhiti. 4h 4*»in ."his ; Maneno. 4h 4«'»m r»Ss ; Mann. -11l 4bni .>s ; Maranita, •"ill 1 • >iii r.s : Mercedes. .~di 11 >iti lis: Maroro. ."di 1 ♦>m 445: Manna. r»h 17m ii'is. Kesult : Manaia 1. Maroro *J. Mawhiti li. 'J'he offieers of the day were : Messrs. X. .1. Tat ter>tie.bl. 11. N. He\v<on and i'. Tow le.