YACHTING

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 10, 12 January 1929, Page 20

YACHTING

BY;" MAINSAIL" j '■ ■ . WELL UNDER WAY;' NEW SERIES OF TRIALS SELECTION ON POINTS GAINED An important point which many'of those interested in the Sanders'"Cup trials seem to overlook is that;" the selector, (Mr. \V. Duncan) does not intend necessarily to base his selection' on the -number of wins gained 'by/any .one "boat, but is -awarding points for '.per-' formanoe in each race;", -In this' way, he will be able to decide, whicli of. tho contestants,has dono best in the'scries. Any other method, iii"; the :; writer'a opinion, it would be unreasonable to adopt. Fluky, winds and': unavoidabla mishaps will often lose-boats a chance' of first place,- although they inieht'be giving a really good display until overtaken by misfortune. With VaryinK weather conditions, it should '."' be- possibl.e to select .the best all-round" boat. The Clyde Comes to Light. : r _ Those who were : opposed to; .the Clyde's elimination from-the fifthrrace in the old series of Sanders Cup trials must, have been extremely gratified by the. boat's great windward display in . the light conditions' which , ruled for Monday's trial. . The weather^ was of course, exceptional for Port. Mcholson. At times, after the Clyde and. the Miss Josephine had passed Jcrningham on the long board to Coromandel, there was scarce y any wind at all/and-the few puffs that were felt came mostly from Hie east. Even then, the - new' boat kept moving.. In fairness. to the Miss Josephine,however, it must be- stated that'she was. burdened: with a fourman crew as against thethree of each ■of. the other boats.' With" a-lighter wpif the/?f emate boat must have-done well, and at was surprising .that she made any progress at all. It was regrettable, that the wind dropped, for SSiS 8S phineproini^a;-st CornweU Cup Crew. ■, r }t is confidently . expected /■ that: N. M Keuzie and H. Stutter,-the two boys selected to represent Wellington in the Cornwell Cup contest, commencing at Lyttelton on 19th January, will reflect credit on this port. Both were members of the crew which sailed in last year'a contest at Auckland, and they have gained considerable experience in the interval. They have been getting In a good deal of practice lately. iM'Kenzie the sapper, has had .three years! of small.boat sailing with the Worser Bay : Uub. Commencing with a 10-footer' he soon graduated ,to the \- Takapuna class, and last year he won every trophy uieluding the senior-trophies, in! the club's, races. Stutter, the spinnaker hand, has little to learn about his work, and he. can sail a boat-with some skill as well. The boys .will.be leaving Wellington on 17th January, taking with them a new set of sails.

Holiday Cruising. .',,, ' _ A useful part was;, played ;ur the S?Un^ S; by tte outboard motor •■which Mr. C. Neal carries •on the ViolaV With its aid,-,the. Viola towed - the Linnet from Pioton to -Jackson's Bay, a distance of 18 miles, on 28th' December ahe trip was made in just over-three hours, a good performance when', the respective sizes of: the-yachts and'the horse-power of the. motor are considered. . The Restless is not expeeted'to-,retura from the Sounds until after Easter The Wairere 11. left last, week for Queeu Charlotte Sound. ■ She ■ ran into' a calm, and her engine was employed for the whole, trip across the .strait;.- Her owner. Mr. E.- Bucholz, expects to be back some, time in.. February. ■■-■■■>!■■■■ Oiitboarders: at Wangariui. ; ,V',. -,-'. A large contingent of outboard motorboats will be'competing at.the/VVanganui regatta on Anniversary Day. Likely competitors: from Auckland are the Miss Arawa, Miss: Akaraua, HumßugFleet 'Vn, Miss - Aucklandj IT Devil, and Miss Iny.ineiJjle. . It is anticipated that six Waugamu and five Wellington outboarders will be also racing.- In the open speed-outboard championship of New Zealand, held at : Russell on' 28th December, the Hum Bug: defeated the Miss Arawa by two feet after a closelycontested race, and the Miss Akarana easily retained tho B class speed.championship. , ' .!.-'.:■ „ .. - A New Speed Record. ; ' The speed record for those remarkable little craft now universally -known as outboards has Ween gradually climbing from the 20-mile mark until,-'in the :space: of less than a year, if has advanced from 30 to 41.748 miles an hour. This high speed for such small craft was achieved at the regatta of the Illinois Valley Yacht Club, held-at Peoria, Illinois, on 30th September. The. tests were electrically, timed, under competent supervision, the'mean of-six runs showing the result of 41.748. ; mi]cs 'an hour. Two of-, the runs were made at a speed of 41.958 miles. Thol 'boat was-, handled by . her; owner; i-Eldon. i Travis., She is.earned the Boyd Mar- ! tin Bullet, and driven by -air Elto Quad engine. '.- ■•■■;. - '■■■).'*■'' '■'■■; '■ ' ' '

Notes. ... ■•.' .-■ - ;,;■-, ,-,v\.. ;. ■ Mr. E Hargreaves's. new. 14-footer, which! was built by the owner and-his father, to a. design between,, the Bona-' and Jellicoe types, ; ,was '," launched: on Sunday: morning •': last. : .Later •in' the day the boat was 1 taken for a trial spin, and her performance was; considered to be very gratifying.■.' She .^fitted /with sails made 1 by Mr". A.G. Harveyj of the Heretaunga Club, and formerly; commodore of the.Worser Bay Club,,who.has turned out a fine job.'.. '-„' ';.'-'' -■ • George Eejlett. and liis .ganders'. Cup crew have; , taken' every ..[ advantage of the favourable winds,during ihe, past two weeks, as the men ..have put-in a - lot of, practice with ■ Eileen (states an exchange-); Kellett informed ""Rudder 1' last. ■ week-end "■■ that"- he ;js. quite I satisfied .with the manner in- whicli Eileen is now sailing, but he considered 'that sho would do much hotter if sho were equipped with a new .'suit'of-sails. .Eileen's skipper stated'that the; con- 1 test at Akaroa would bo the last. ho ' would attend as' a' skipper, as ho intended .to retire, from the .sppvt. at the end of this season. The love- of the sea, however, "is in Kellett's.>.blood, and ho may find th.o.call too-hard-, to resist; when the next .boating season comes round. Ho. can be classed" as .one of Otago.'sbest aiid'most; successful yachtsmen, and probably';has-nior.e wins -to'- his credit than'any-other'skipper in Otago Harbour^ ;; Eellett,lias"sailed in every Sanders. Cup. contest with, the exception of 0ne..',..1t was mainly ..duo to nis splendid co.-op'ersVibn-witli (J. A. Wiseman- that lana ;\von. the cup for Otago on the Waitemata in i?ebruai-y, 1925. . „ y.[:h/-'J:^:..:w-'::.: [ \ r -'.