YACHTING.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1031, 21 January 1911, Page 12

YACHTING.

. .- fr- , [Bl MAIXSHEET.] Monday, January 23.—P.N.Y.C. Anniver- • sary Regatta.,.. . : Saturday,"January 23.—P.N.Y. Club, pic- ■ • • nic. ■ • ■ Saturday, February 4,—Ocean Race and ! -Harbour Races. . Saturday, February 11.—Ladies' Race. Saturday, February 18.—P.N.Y.C. Picnic, and Motor Boat': Club combined. . Saturday, February .25.—Handicap' Races for Ist, : 2nd', arid -3rd-class yachts. ' Saturday, •.March '. r >.--Handicap Races' for. .Ist, 2nd,' and 3rd-class yachts.' . Easter. Monday .-'-P.N. Y. Club Picnic. Anniversary Regatta. Tho. following, '.'programme has -,boen drawn up by tli'e; Port Nicholson Yacht Club for-their annual regatta,; which is to be held' on Monday next,' Anniversary Day:—Morning ru'ces—No. 1: ThinUclass yachts, ■. to. start .'lO. .a.m., course No.. 1, once round. No. 2;.' Sccond-class' yachts, to start -10.15 'a.m.; course No. 1, once round. N0.',3:;-;Fifst-c!ass .yachts, to start'lo.3o a.m.,'course No. 1, onc-e round. No. 4: Fourth-claSs, yachts, to: start 10.45 a.m., course''No. 2,' once round. No. 5: Half-decked, and centre-board boats, 16ft. and under,, to-start 11 a.m., 'course No; 3, one? round. N0.,6:-Motor-boat race, for. trophy provided "by' Motor Boat Club,, to start 11-15 a.m.,.. motor-boat course,'twice, round. - .■ Afternoon races:—No.7:,'' Third-class yachts, to start -2.30 p;in., -cbiirs6. No. 2, twice Mund..- ; No. 8: General-handicap race for' first and second-class yachts, to start 2.45 p.m.., .course No., 2, twice round.* No.' 9: Fourth-class yachts," to start 3 p.m., course No. 2, once round.. No.. 10:, ■'Motor-boat race, for I'.N.Y.C.. prizes, to start' 3 p.m., inotor-boat course,- twice round.' No. r.li';:'';.'.Hulfrdecked centreiboard boats, 16ft."and under, to'start 3.15 .p.m., course No. .3, once round., No. 12: Naval cutters' sailing race,' to. start 3.30 p.m., course No. 2, once round. .' For the convenience of those racing, in tho. P.N.Y./ CluVs , races on Anniversary Bay, the recall 'flags.of tlie yachts are hero given. ■ They are as follow:—First-class: Mahina A. Muritai S, Siren P, White Heather, white, Waircre blue, Atlanta D, and lolanthe Tv; second-class: Li?.zio ,A, 'X'a.iparc: S, Nancy Stair P, Nanoya white, Viking blue, Patronus D, Isca K, and Ethel U; third-class: Raweno A.-Mahhki S, : .May P. Karaka white, Te Rhuna blue, Amai D, and Nikau K. - /

Last Week's Yacht Racing. , , ■ Tho first-class yacht ; raco last-Saturday was raced under perfect weather condi-, tious. A nice fresh -southerly breeze prevailed, and : there Was hiirdly a. ripple on tho water:. ThevMahina-'took. the lead from tho start;. h.u't was overtaken after rounding Ivorokoro buoy. -She was followed by the White' Heather, Muritai,. Siren,' and 'lolantlie.' On the . run to Korokoro file Muritai caught on Whito Heather, and passed her, holding .second position' on the run; -.'On rounding the buoy the "Heather" overtook and passed the Muritai, and then passed the Mahina. This brought the "Heather" in the lead, which she held until the finish. On timeallowance Jluritai secured first place| with Mahina' second,'and Siren tliirtl. • All the yachts carried spinnakers on the run. This. is. the first occasion for quite a long timo that Muritai. has been seen in the racing ranks. : ,She. is a fast boat when she is handled properly, and she is in tho hands of fliose can do it. . Mahina sailed a good race,-arid-w'as'only'-.beaten for,first place-by.a very small- margin. : In the second-class..yacht-race on Saturday' last, Viking;which* was careering up in fine style" to* the. finishing line, was compelled to, give way, to the steamer KJaipara, which :w;as steaming up to her berth; The Viking then nut "about, and went home." The'race was won by -tho scratch yacht' Lizzie;, which' won from Ethel by: a' very -small margin;, ' Taking into consideration.'-that this ,is tho first rice" which flic 'Ethel' has' figured "Where, and the , fact that - she . captured ..'second place, it seems safe to 1 say that' much liiore will be heard of' her during the racing stasori. She sailed a good race, wild credit is due to her skipper and crew for the way in .which- she was handled. - ■ > . General Notes. . The points, for the Winder Cup,'presented to tho Te Aro Sailing Club by Mr. G. Winder i'or competition among the club's fleet, are as' follow -.—Redwing,, 25; 'Kaitare,;2l; Winifred, 24; Lotus, 23; Nan, J7; Valcta, 12; Doreen, 9; and Rival, 7. :The' Te Aro Sailing Club's raco last Saturday for Mr. C: -Ward's trophy, was voll contested, .seven, boats taking part. Winifred got away with a good lead, 'which she -maintained until pear tho finish, when slio was overtaken by tho Ivaitare and Redwing... The race resulted in Kaitare winning from Redwing by a small margin, Winifred getting .third place. . How Fares tho Fleet? The yawl Isca was launched on Thurs-' day, after lieing up foi' cleaning and a coat of conper 'paint. :On Wednesday evening the .Mahaki was launched at* Martin's, Bay, after having undergone a cleaning in preparation for Anniversary: Day. , ,Mr. J. Barnard's new scow will probably be launched -in - time for .regatta day. If she,-is, and if tho wind is as usual on that day, .her sailing qualities will be well tested. . The ICotiri went over to Port Underwood on' Saturday -last, and arrived thero at midnight. After a short stay, slio arrived back at the Bpat Harbour on Sunday evening, v. • The To Aro Sailing Club will get off a raco this afternoon. On Sunday quite:a number of yachts and launches spent tho day at Scorching Bay. Tho yacfils at tho Bay were: Mahina, Ngaira. Muritai. Ruihi, Nancy Stair, and White Heather. The Mahina went out oil Saturday evonand spent the night at Rona Bay. In tho morning she was compelled to shift owing to tho wind. Tho races postponed.at the Ileretaunga Boating Club's Regatta, on New Year's Day, will be raced off at Petono this afternoon. The races arc:—A motorlaunch raco and one for 18ft. and under centre-board boats.

Hopes that His Excellency the Governor might become a member of tho active yachting list •in • "Wellington havo been rather damped by a telegram from Auckland, which announced that His Excellency had chartered the Auckland yacht Viking.