MOTOR BOATS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 116, 8 February 1908, Page 10

MOTOR BOATS.

. :.. (Br CAimunmoß.) . .

Last Saturday'and'Sunday wero ideal days for tho launches, tho southerly breeze just be-' ing-strong |enougli to raise a littlo spray to let one know r that one \yas 'oil tho brinj-. ; Tho Rmhi, looking, sjmc and span, left for ' a fortnight's cruiso m tlio Sounds on Sunday last. t Her . qcpw for tlio trip wore Messrs Tbo?,. Rac, Stimt.Forhps, S. M'Vi'illiams, and , Wo?t, iForh.es,...Shortly, after 11 o'clock tho . moorings.wero cast off, and various good,byes woro-wavod-to■ yachtsmen and, launches and tho l Riuhi -was put on her course for tho Hcadsp all -sail -being set as soon as Boat Harbour was cleared. After rounding Hals: woll the sails fforp lowered, 'as tho wind was dead ,u,utfl .aftor..passing the Pinnacles buoy,, whero smV> was fijiain set. Tho Riuhi 1 was hero picked up by the ' Alert, and tlio two f closb- company till well outtiidc, ?whefo ..£arcwell . messages •. wero ex- . changed. .'Jhevo.jvnft.a.very heavy southerly : swell outsid?.: but..not much v/ind; but althougn thoro was a big swell tho Riulii made . a ■ verv jjood trip, especially : through tho "rjp," and anchor -was, dropped at Te Awaite inSKle Torv Channel, at 6.20 p.m., exactly liro hoyfs and #~hnlf aft(\r leaving Pencarrow. : Thej jireiv- speikvin.high.'.ternis of tho Riulii as. ' a good ..seaboijt. -least osciting part, of-tho {rip was a school of whales which wero passed just. ,off iTpniwhiti. ~,A'feature of , tho ': performed,: runniqg without.a-hitch from the timo of leaving Boat Harbour till -anchor was dropped at To Awaite. 'A start was made on .Monday Mora-; . J ihg ! ./slioiitXC'affS'.-G ,-o'clock;. Pioton : -was ' Tho Riuhi is expected back to-day ,when further par-, ticulars ot her, doings .will bo looked for: ;.'f ; Ji!^.! l getting-a.,10t of - pleasure ;.ou.t■'.of; •the., ; i'aniwha''lately,. -and on, a .large - party, of, . friciids steamed" right. i¥^ncl ll ,(vii 'Inland' Bay, ; creating quito rt lot of for . tho hundreds of people that were at tho Tho Taniwha looks...woll..witii her-:.sails up,: and on Sunday/sho..was so, as, with the. heavy swolj was,ou, s!;o was up,in'the air ono .;alraost!.;qut, of sight tho. next> '.Wfe:tne*t%.*o{3»eisSnast at .times. being visi-; . .ble. .

Mr. 'Jopsten' has .'gq.t: tho-.-Awarua in. good working order now, and lias added ; a spray it*- much.-' more,pleasant. Ton.fclioso on,.board iv.hpn thcro is .any sea on. .has. now; been rectified. ■ •. ■ t :■ Mr.' E. Lowe 'was out with tlioG.B. on. 'Sunday/ 'and.'. spent.''' a .'.very' enjoyablo , day. Anchor .was dropped .in, Kaw Bay for, lunch,' ' and: afternop'n aj run Iwas taken out -to tho ,Heads and hack by way .of Scatoun and ..Karnka..Bay-. i *■•i.-.i' ,•• .■■,,' . ■ .v. L.'.i or .-.'.the'.day, fishing; off Karaka Bay, but whether.it was tho.bait ■tliat.-was-no good -X .donlt ;know, but not a smglelbite was;-recorded all day. .Mr. J. Gar-. fieid,.was,iil luclf.'is.lKay,, however,', as' ho managed,,to., get. ,a ,-:sp,otty, l fpi\his; .day's, patience; Anglers say. it .is,not tlio number, of. fish tliatjl .■you makes'.a day's fun, but,, the time-you-havo to.wait.for tho'bites to como along. : -v ■ v. '•' Tho ■ engmo;- for Mr.- .Watt's . launch , Kinri •has- arrived,'-"and ..ought"to. be fitted in posfci tion.by-tho ned of next .week. Judging by tlio speed , that this .launch developed when fitted-with a li- h.p. motor biko engine, she. ■ : ought' : to-.'slvow. .a-,v«rjpab: turn !of ..speed .with -ai 3 / i, , h.p-l. G4i'dnqr.'; Mr. Palmer is also busily r engage^T^tting ; in7his;;lo;h.p. Ferro..engine., recovering' clutch, .ho* hasdccided "to. fib in tlio engino ;,witliout;any'-,rqyorsing gear, 'for tho present. It will be interesting-to see how Mr. Palmer's ■;b'oat-.^dtii;.pri : .-:agaihst';, : thQ:vnew. 'which is nQ\7.'tho hoat of ,tho,harbour, ;both; ill jspced.- 7-v.'