OCEAN RACE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 304, 26 December 1939, Page 8

OCEAN RACE.

WIN FOR NGAHAU.

Record Run By Ranger—Good Day For Regatta.

(By Telegraph— Special to "Star.") TAURANGA, this day. The ninetepnth annual ocean race from Auckland to Tauranga. of 121 miles, which started at 3 p.m. on, Saturday off the Kins s wharf, was won by Mr. W. Burns' Xgahau. on handicap, with Mr. F. G. Gresham's Xgahula second and Messrs. Terce] Bros.' Banger third. ™ . T1 - gather was tine throughout, the wind being south-west to Cape Colrille and «s Mercury Islands, afterwards fitting lighter and changing to north, allowing spinnakers to i>e carried to the finishing line off The Mount. ? an ? Pr U P a record for the race of 21h 25m. With baloon jib from her 65ft mast, and large spinnaker set, Ranger made ffood time through Motutapu Passage on the 36-mile log to C<iii>e Coiville, working off £ ? ir Proportion of'rime allowance (up to oj hours > to other boats, and sailing them °J*t of Fight at tiie Cape, which she rounded at 7.10 p.m. \ Xgahau. Rpstless and Xgahnia aIJ gPt extras, holding together, with the Xgahuia on a quarter-mile lead. Xgahau now did well. rounding the Cape at 9.10 p.m., with the others half a mile behind. Ranger, still going well down the eastern side <>t Coromandel Peninsula, passed Old y* 1 ! Bock at midnight, and Slipper Island at o a.m . when the wind hauled to the south and spinnakers were taken in TTe wind afterwards went to the south-east. Kanger making a board inshore where she was becalmed for two hours', before getting a northerly. whi;h r the back boats got earlier and made up time on Ranger. The leader was now in sight of lne Mount passing Karewha Island at 10 a.m., and crossing the finishing line at 12h i ot's. to win the champion flag preH" " 1 j > - r Sir Ernest I>avis. She arrived at the town wharf at 1 p.m. Xgahau and Xgahuia kept together. Restless dropping astern off Mercury Bar at daylight. The breeze held light to SJipper Island, when a northerly set in, freshening towards t'be finish. Result : Xgahau 1. Xgahuia 2. Ranger 3. Time occupied for the race: Ranger 21h r;! m : Ngahuia, 261 i 50m ; Xgahau. ' 26-h oJm : Restless, 2&fc 50m. .. Restless had a rough passage through the tide rip at the entrance. The tide had turned, and three big rollers caught her one going right over the boat as she ran in. >o damage was done. Xgahau s win was popular. She was built p&i.H <ar Jrf a !?i. yR . Logan, sen., for Mr. Kouit. of \\ hangarei. and made a good showing against Ranger, only 50 weeks old. . is fine. Thiis room inc was and W f r i V t .^ Ut , later the wind was offshore and suitable for rowing and sailing. A big gathering is present from the East. Coast towns and Waikato. Eight members of the by IC aCToplane. Club to