SAILING

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22610, 16 January 1939, Page 11

SAILING

IDLE ALONG EVENTS AT NELSON

ALL BOATS PROTEST IN FINAL RACE (PBESS ASSOCIATION TELZQBAU.) ■ NELSON, January 14. By winning the fourth race of the Idle Along championships. Rose Marie (Bay of Plenty) gained an unassailable position for the title with 22 points. Rose Marie had only to finish In the final, but by a splendid display won the race this afternoon from Tornado, -with Marita third, Mayfair fourth, and Vagabond fifth. That result was, however, subject to the hearing of five protests because of an occurrence at the first leeward mark, when all the boats, in a bunched line, converged, giving the four boats on the windward po room to respond When the leeward bdat luffed. Every boat came into contact with another, and each one protested. The final result Is in doubt pending the conclusion of a long sitting in committee.

In the morning race in a very light south-westerly breeze, over a three-point course of 11 miles. Rose Marie’s skipper sailed a wonderful race, first having to displace the early leader. Tornado, then to tackle and outsail Marita. While Rose Marie and Tornado were having a luffing match at the end of the second round, Marita had sailed up under their lee and started the final lap 30 seconds ahead of Rose Marie when the two leaders turned for the beat to the finishing line. Marita held a very favourable position, however. The Bay of Plenty boat sailed a magnificent race to get through Marita’s weather and win by 19 seconds.

DISQUALIFICATION OF THREE BOATS

CHAMPIONSHIP TO BAY OF PLENTY (PSBSS ASSOCIATION TELZGBAM.) NELSON, January 15. The outcome of the protests In the Idle Along championship was the disqualification of three boats. Rose Marie (Bay of Plenty), Tornado (Wellington), Vagabond <lMarlborough), TTius Marita {Canterbury) and Mayfair {Nelson), which finished third and fourth respectively, were given first and second placings. Final points in the contest are as follows:—Bay of Plenty 22. Nelson 19. Canterbury 18, Wellington 16. Marlborough 11.