YACHTING REGATTA

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 124, 21 February 1944, Page 3

YACHTING REGATTA

Royal Port Nicholson Club The Royal Port Nicholson Yachting held ou Saturday what was ( c ° lls f l n <i ,? l '^., be its most successful regatti l fol vears Every type of era Lt Lroin kueiirb to dinghies’ participated, northerly breeze P n,vJdt ?l. ditions. and some entertaining seen. One of the features ol the; [(jb-KI-J was the Montague whalers rule, ciiilcsUU by two boats; one represented till, n.ivj and was rowed by Wrens, and tl i- «t»e r was tin? Britannica Sea bcouts Club Moat. The Wrens won easily after :i slow =>t (”■ crossing the finishing Hue .Hi n ’ lD “ff," ahead of the scouts. In conjiiiictmii «t a the Evans Bay club, a race for Ihe A ,11, N ami I classes was held. Tboiiglt lliere was a separate cash prize the Mans Bay club awarded the Levin Cup to the I rot fourtcen-fooler to cross the >m(-- ‘ ‘"t Idle Along Belvedere was first home, but ns she was not eligible lor the tto.l dty it wont to the second boat, Louie. Ine re gatta results are as follows:— Keelers; start 2.30 p.m.: Maiomo s.r. . 1; Rawiui (30min.). 2: Maranui (oOmiu.). 3. Six started. t . X, H. N and I classes: start 3 P- U \j* Belvedere (Imin.), I; Louie (lAmiu.), Kitty (Imin.), 3. Nine started. . Taurangas: start 3.10 p m.: (Imin.), 1; Faleou (ser.), 2; {’“Mee, 4. Seven started. This race was for tut aj«ix Cup.

HERETAUNGA AND EVANS BAY CLUBS After participating in the Port N; 1 * 1 ® 1 ' sou club’s regatta ou Saturday, the lj^ auß Bay boats contested the annual harbour race for the Steel Cup yesterday. A tresh northerly died away to provide pleasant sailing. Putorino, which made the fastest time, only gained twelfth place after allowance had been made for the handi caps. An exciting finish was seen when the Idle Along, Riptide, which had led al. the way round, was just headed acrose the line bv Putorino. Credit 16 due to the club officials for the fact that, after the handicaps had been included, the first and last boats were separated by only four minutes. Results are as follows: —Nuhumui (30min.), 1; Riptide (jmin.), 2; Ailcen (lOmin.). 3. , The Heretaunga Boating Club “ad a busy weekend, when two of Its major, annual events; were hold. The committee challenge cup was contested on Saturday afternoon by a field of 15 yachts. Though the weather was not unduly heavy, eight of the 15 boats capsized. Elaine, one of the capsized boats, distinguished herselx, when the crew righted the boat and sailed on to make the finishing line. The race was won by the scratch boat Hutchwilco, which led throughout. Lcgond with Smln.'was second, and Monospar, Imin., third. On Sunday the annual event for women skippers was keenly competed for by 12 boats, all sailing a meritorious race. A championship pennant was awarded io the boat that averaged the fastest time lu three races, Miss Steer, in Valhalla, earning the distinctiou. In addition to the championship pennant, the Rongoinai Cup was competed for in this series of races. This trophy was .awarded to the boat which averaged the highest placing in the three races. Miss Steer's Valhalla won this competition also. Results are as follows:— race: Hutchwilco (Miss Pat Highet), 1. .Second race: Valhalla (Miss Steer) 1. Third race: Valhalla, 1.