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Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 19, 18 October 1926, Page 4

In conversation with a Dunedin "Evening Star” reporter, Air. N. Oliphant, a prominent yachtsman who has recently returned from a trip to England and the Continent, stated that he was very much struck by the number of auxiliary yachts in England. Practically every yacht of any sizo was equipped with an engine, besides being fully rigged for sailing purposes. The six-metre yacht was the most popular class in his opinion, and some very skilful sailing was done in them. Unfortunately, Mr. Oliphant left England before the opening of Cowes Week, and so was deprived of witnessing the foremost regatta in the Empire, at which there were races for all classes of boats, from large cruisers to small dinghies. From England Mr. Oliphant journeyed to France, and saw whole new towns that had been rebuilt since the war, several of which were still surrounded by trenches. One could easily pick the towns that had been badly knocked about by the rows of new houses built of brick.