YACHTING TROPHY RACES FINE SAILING AT LYTTELTON

Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28217, 4 March 1957, Page 7

YACHTING TROPHY RACES FINE SAILING AT LYTTELTON

The Canterbury Yacht and Motorboat Club held the Irene Stacey Trophy and the ‘Beryl Stacey Trophy events in a moderate northeasterly. breeze on Saturday. The Irene Stacey Trophy, open to boats less than 12ft 9in Jong, and the Beryl Stacey Trophy, open to craft more than 12ft 9in long, are controlled by the Canterbury Yachting Association, and are open to all boats registered with an affiliated club. In the Beryl Stacey Trophy event, the Sanders Cup winner, Pinta, led the Olympic gold medalist, Jest, skippered by Graham Mander, with a crew of three, on the beat to the first mark. However, when a toggel broke on Pinta’s halyard, and the spinnaker dropped in to the water and under the boat, Jest, flying Frith's large spinnaker, took the lead, and sailing superbly, went on to win comfortably. Jack Cropp, sailing the 16-foot Flying Fish, started five minutes late, but, sailing creditably, finished fifth. Irene Stacey Trophy Some of the most exciting sailing on Lyttelton harbour in recent years was seen in the first round of the Irene Stacey Trophy event. A very dogged and determined battle among Horizon (Cliff Papps), Vision (Allan Burgess), Contessa (Dave Fisher), Salaam (Peter Mander), and Tantrum (Graeme Wilson) resulted in each taking the lead when opportunity offered. The racing was so close that there was only 20 yards covering these first five boats. The tension was relieved somewhat when Vision capsized nea» the top mark. On the run-. Salaam moved from fourth to second, and at the Pile Light was on Horizon’s tail. On the second round, a triangular one, Salaam was without a spinnaker. which had been torn. Salaam passed Horizon and opened up a handy lead. Peter Mander, in an R class dinghy for the first time for more than 12 months, was acrobatic and energetic, and with the rudder coming up each 20 yards, Salaam's course downwind was rather erratic. Horizon, with a small spinnaker set, took the lead again on the final run, and went on to win easily after Salaam capsized on the beat to the finishing line. Tantrum, sailing easily, took a well deserved second place. Results Beryl Stacey TrophyPinta (J. Morrison), 3min, 1; Redwing (O. Bachop), 6min, 2; Jest (G. Mander), scr, 3; Tango (D. Bryson), smin, 4; Flying Fish (J. Cropp), 4 min, 5: Psyche (D. Smith), 7min, 6; Caramba Ole (R. Clements), 4min, 7. Irene Stacey Trophy Horizon (C. Papps), 1; Tantrum (G. Wilson), 2; Contessa (D. Fisher), 3; Hector (J. Boag), 4; Revel (L. Bamford), 5. Panique (D. Harrison) was disqualified for not rounding the reef marker. Vision (A. Burgess and Salaam (P. Mander) capsized.