YACHTING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 740, 12 February 1910, Page 9

YACHTING.

, •'. ... [Br Maixsueet.] .■ ' nxTUHES roR Tim season. Satiirddy,' February; 12.—Ocean handicap race for all lead-keel; yaclitf : ; ' belonging to.- club.,'. ;:..-V; Saturday, v'3?ebruary'' :i9.V-Ladies' '•' Raw,,V s . general.handicap..' Eaclvya'cht; ; sailed the whole way.-'bya lady...' •. . ; : ,- Saturday, February 26.—Handicap Ka<* fov, sscond-class : . :yachts; Postponed : on Anniversary D.iv. - ' ;r.,:

■ This,.' afternoon tho Port ' Nicholsoß y '' Yacht' C!ub will rcsail the Ocean Raca, ' .which, was ' postponed Inst Saturday,\on 'account;of .tlic'.wind dropping. Thocoursa, will bo the'same /as. last Siitnrday.^Mr:r>';-v launch'lUiihi' will'.act asUlio: / lniay. which tho yachts-will rouud'off.;- ,' Island -.Bay.. The race will start at 1,30 ' • •p.in,V' W-W-' ;; Yachtsmen 'will. Regret: to learn 'of the':' ; departure, of-the l rommodoi , 6';btvtho''Pflrt^.-. : ;. ;^'1 .. Nicholso'n YachtClul>,': BrT;-. ; H.- 1 Mak-':; .' : . gill.'- .'Ur.'.Makgill has;lx>ctt commodore' of : '•} the'P.JCiY.C.'.'tor;about two-years, dnring:Vr ; > Y' ..which time he ; has 'dons' excellent work in ' . . ■ helping- tho sport .along.! is.at'preseiit in charge ofMr.; S.Porbe's/ :'fhe yachting sport has'also lost Mr. Smith; one of the crew 1 , of the yacht' . - Siren. -11 r; Smith has gone to Levin, , where lie is to manage a. business for hif employer:. V . Tho ThorndonDingliy-Club, will, hold a -.- v • racs" this aftbmoon foi\ a .trophy pro- : seivted by Messrs. Jogger and.Harvey, ..ol V; ;• Auckland. '-. ' Word was received ' during ' the" weok ' , -'.V that the yacht.Viking.had arrived. at' tha ' ( :r ,v'.' Sounds,: where sho-will spend a fortnight. . ; in. cruising.. Tho vaclvt has.the.folk>wing:» : :.':;v crew oil board:• Messrs; ::Elton (4). ,\Y. • ■ >'■ Forbes,:S. Fordham, Glark, <ind,C; Hood- '. .. land,.. : :" ' Messrs. H. Barrett nud J- Kclly ari ;:: well, satisfied, with their new ,'yaclit: Xo.': ■:V4 liinthe. On.-Sunday.' last she was taken ... oilt for the first, time...'There was'a nico 'iMiA-filll-sailbreeze, and the' yacht carricd ''■ ? hir canvas well. The owners intend civ. > ■ Wiring her. for the ladies', race next Sat.; ■ urday. Sunday bronght out all tho "winged". cratt. .borne ,ot tho yachts spent '.tho< day-'.-'v ■at hcorclung. Bay, which ■ held . the fol- • lowing .7 yachts : .mid . launches-.—Janet, 'if -J Whito -. Heather, . Siren\ Ethel, Nancy • ' Stair,."Kuihi; Messrs. Johnson and-Wal- ■ ; •Mrs.-tkYmch,:- and. - Mr... Bothamley'a : '.launch. Tho Kotiri went', outside, andi\-V r had a good day's cruising. , : ..This;afternoon tho'Te Arc Sailing' Cluij i i "P will endeavour to sail oil' the. race which . was postponed, .last,. Saturday - owing- t© " the wind dropping.