A GOOD BREEZE

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 18, 22 January 1927, Page 8

A GOOD BREEZE

ANNUAL EEGATTA

PORT NICHOLSON CLUB

THIS MORNING'S RESULTS

. A moderate but decidedly freshening north-easterly breeze made the sailing good for the Boyal Port Nicholson Yacht Club's annual regatta to-day. The entries were not quite so good as those for last year, and, in t"-.e morning events; were reduced by, scratchings due to late arrivals. A cloudy morning changed- to a misty drizzle, which was unfortunate,; as the course had been shortened from twelve miles to about eight miles, with the object of giving spectators a chance of following eventsj but the hazy conditions made it impossible to £y*j the competitors over a large part of the distance.

The Commodore's (Mr. D. K. Blair) boat, the Eawene, had the misfortune to lose her chain plate while at her moorings through a collision with the Windward, and was thereby barred from participating •in the second-class handicap, the first race. This delayed the start of the regatta a little, but the freshening breeze enabled the course to be covered in good time, and the morning events were all over by 12.30 p.m. The arrangements were otherwise well carried out. Mr. J. Moffatt was hon. starter-and judge, Mr. H. W. Lattey secretary, and Mr. W. Duncan handieapper and timekeeper. Though the rain, held off well, there were only a few spectators in the morning. ' "

The second-class handicap started at 10 a.m. Of seven entries, the Mana, Miru, and Rawene were scratched, leaving lolanthe, Wairere, and Windward (all scratch)', and Nanette (6min). The course was from the starting line to the Jerningham buoy- (to port), to a new buoy off Datum Point, to near Ngahauranga (to. port), back to the Jerningham buoy (to starboard), to the finishing line off Clyde Quay "Wharf. „ The lolanthe was first away, the Wairere and Nanette following, with the Winward 4miri later. The wind was light off the Jerningham buoy, the first to round which was the Wairere, closely .-followed •by lolanthe. Nanette was four minutes late, and Windward four minutes after her. A good breeze made the beat up pleasantly "dusty." The first to, round the top buoy was Wairore, five minutes ahead of lolanthe, which led Nanette by the same distance, Windward three minutes behind Nanette.' The same order was observed round Jerningham. Nanette and Wairere set spinnakers, the wind falling off almost to the. finish. The following are the corrected finishing times: Wairere (F. C. Holmes), llhrs 47min Bsec, 1.

Nanette (Anyon and Wakelin) 11 hrs, 50min 50sec, 2. lolanthe (Lindsay and Eoberts) 11 hrs 54min 35sec, 3. -■-..' The First Class Handicap started at 10.15 a.m. The Marangi, just back after a Sounds cruise, ' did not start leaving Ailsa (limin) and Viola (9 mm) to contest the event. Both got away together. Ailsa was first round Jerningham buoy. ' The wind was patchy. Ailsa kept her position, but with spinnakers set Viola gained a little on the return run, though there was little change'in the positions to the finishing line. The corrected finishing times were:— •

Viola (O. Neale) llhrs 46min 30 sec, 1; . ■ v . Ailsa (Scott and Jordan) llhrs 47 mins 18sec, 2. . ■, , The 18ft handicap started at 10.30 a.m.- This was practically a walkaway, for AU Black. Geisha (A. a. Turner, 9min) did not finish, and the corrected finishing times of the other two competitors from scratch wereAll Black (All Black Syndicate) "ll hrs 57mm 30see, 1. ' Wellesley (Wellesley Club) 12hrs 9 nun 30see, 2.