P Class Skippers Tested

Press, Volume C, Issue 29402, 3 January 1961, Page 15

P Class Skippers Tested

Senior skills were tried put by young yachtsmen at Char iris Bay yesterday after represents: >ns had been made to club olßc >ls for “something different." A field of nine Taurangas vas sent over a five miles deepwati ' course in fresh conditions, after i iving to sort out the intricacies s d manoeuvrings of the Mark I y start. Most P class racing is done near the shore and practically evert start is flying. The young skippers had ilenty of work to do offshore, and at least two found that suspect gei ’ and no bailer, that might pass in *sy sailing conditions, were faebrs that meant the difference between finishing a race and coming hone behind the pick-up boat. The sty of one of the seven-footers carrid away, and another boat triad an- uisuccessful submarine iTiMdiiiiiiiit -“1*111111 It filled and could aat be aitatied because there was no balec. Results of the senior Efcision race were as ( Puck (D. Brandt), tt, 53.10. 1; Peep (B. Sinclair). tJK 5420. »: Kotahe (W. Henderson, fenin. 55.10. 3; Blue Bottle (J. Wire, 4mtn. 57.10. * Magic <R- Neale), sot 3555. 5. .!n the junior divlsicn six yachts (no handicaps >\ and results ,K - Pn o ***. ** 1: Pauline (R. Fisher), 47.51. 2; Frolic (A. Poore),. 43.47. 3. . r