EASTER YACHTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 70, 23 March 1940, Page 10

EASTER YACHTING.

Races To Coromandel—Maranui And Varuna Win. (l»y Telegraph.—Special to "S*tar.") COKOMAXDEL, this dAy. Tho annual yacht races from Auckland to Coromandel, promoted by the Coromandel regatta sports committee,* started at 9.3."» a.m. yesterday in a fresh south-west breeze. The keelers' race was won by XV. Goodwell's Maranui. and that for centreboard jacnts by r. Smith's Varuna. E. Carr's 20-foot er Omatore did tlic distance of 3.1 miles in 4 hours US minutes, easily tho best record since the inception of the race eleven years a so. and equalling the rrcord of llio yacht Ida, J hours 20 minutes, to Te Kouma, as the distance As a mile longer. Entries and handicap were: Keeiers.—Gypsy, scr: Xgahau. lGm: Tnimara, 30m; Moutere. -14m; Loloma. 60m; Xiobe, bom ; Talua, Uom; Maranui, SOm.

Centreboards.—Omatere, scr; Valkyrie. 22m ; Itakoa, 2Sm ; Kobara. 33m * Colette 35m ; Arllnc, -loin ; Arian, 5Sm.

foi'i ! ff 10 ' I '. Omntcre was first away. followed by Arline. Gypsy. Taionia and Nt-ahau, with the others close up. SpinViV; ,^ erP , }■" starboard, also leading w-iiliei-o 1 Koo<l ""T was m ' ld e down to ™ r,ilff°' through between Ponni .Hid Rtlthe s Island, and across the zulf to Coromandell The same sail was card", all ~ S," ,'" alteration, the wind hold!be yachls'crts'o'r.jlc" gi'lf? MU "' Crly aS

went nn-'oV , k '"".sood time. Omatere ~ ,i 7 ■ " le sturt ' with Ngahau, carryivnsv p", S '""',- her nearest boat. Imveilio ~,'•' \ ,nil,| n and Valkyrie lelbv over r " I ' ,lPr ' "'""tern led Ngahau \cihi,, , , 0.1, m "," U0K OIT Awaroa Baj-, but dr,,vi,. ?,, \i ht lor l ,:ls;;i »K Kuthe's lsl-.nd. "il i!St 1 .""" V" ', hQ nat ru » "eross the ilnisl,l„? n i a , toro . slow!y <lrcw "way again. ■iis r ? n ,""^ f0 '""'• ,ti o£ x S alla « «• ilnisl, in .V' CsL Davis ' l"' 1 ™ f<"- orst to o I, Jn C <-'entreboard class. Ngahau moii the same prize in the keel class. Elapsed times were: l-S^Talom? 88 - 1 ' 1 « SOm; Gypsy. 4h J-m , i.iiotna. Dh 10m: .Moutere ah 17m: Loonin, sii 10m: Niobc 51, "i m ■ Ma™ nu. 51, 20,,,; Talna. 5h iom Re uP • ,° V ' < ;o ""selll I, Xcahau (W »' Ü B.;rstow J Vi 4 be (J ' SI,CnW) 3. "oloma

kvSo nt l?, bO -"- rd6 'T, Omalcrc - "' 20,n: Val;im: 'k„,.;';'!" : -, Vari ! na - ■"■" ""•' liakM - 5 " .\ri-M, - , -'■ "'' - 0m: Arline, 5b :<J:n; i:"'un- , VnrM,1 m: ,,. Cr . U,s . tfl d| d not finish. C»iF? •> v. lev,. I- / S - Ullt , l) J- Omatere (E. Kak'l 7.L ~."' *■ Cr^"a "-) ■'■

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