MOUNT PLEASANT CLUB

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28413, 21 October 1957, Page 7

MOUNT PLEASANT CLUB

The Mount Pleasant Boating Club's season began badly on Saturday when confusion over the length of the course in the open class invitation race resulted in four yachts crossing the line one lap too soon.

Wind witch (D Dickey), the leading craft wrongly crossed the finishing line after two rounds instead of three, and was inadvertently flagged in by an official.

When Alan Burgess (Vision) and Cliff Papps (Horizon) saw Windwitch cross the line they assumed the officials had changed the course to two laps Another yacht, Coquette, sailed by M. Seiwood, finished also. The other 22 yachts completed the course.

After the race officials blamed the yachtsmen, and yachtsmen blamed officials. No inquiry was held. The president of the Canterbury Yachting Association (Mr W. H. Beanland) said that skippers should always make sure of their sailing instructions before they set out. Theoretically, officials should not tell yachtsmen their course as verbal instructions do not carry. Results:—

P Class.—Bernadine (J. McGrath) 1 Olympic (M. Tyson) 2, Scamp (W Honeywell) 3. Peanut (J. Rountree) 4

Open Class.—Sonic (T. Mardon). 3min. 2hr 37min 16sec, 1: Tiptoes (J. McGrath), 7min, 2hr 39min 46sec, 2; Flying Fish (D Watson), smin, 2hr 41min 6sec, 3: Slocum (A. Hawes). 2min, 2hr 42min 20sec, 4; Nimbus (R Mair), 15min, 2hr 43min 45sec, 5.

Canterbury Club Two scratch races were neld by the Canterbury Yacht and MotorBoat Club at Lyttelton on Saturday afternoon In a light to fresh northeasterly breeze. Results:— I class, started at 2.40 p.m.: Concern (M Holland), 3.55.35 pm. 1; Cherie (R. Avling). 3.57.47. 2: Air Raid (C. J. Barter). 3.58.40. 3: Siesta (J. Finlay). 3.58 47. 4: Tresta Tu (B Bnwat«*r). 4 1.44. 5.

Z class, started 2.45 p.m.: Junie (R Eastmond). 7.13 p.m., 1; Harmony (A. Young). 4.17.45. 2: Huia U Mav). 4.22.10. 3