YACHTING

Evening Post, Issue 36, 12 February 1935, Page 16

YACHTING

SADIES'-- RACE

EVANS BAY EVENT

..The Evans Bay Yachl; and Motor-boat Club held its annual lad.es' races on Sunday morning. Some very good perform- . ances -were put up. The weather was perfect, a light steady northerly breeze providing ideal sailing conditions. The keel yacht race was a little disappointing, only three starters crossing the line. The course, perhaps, was' rather long for such light weather. The Wairere won the event horn scratch and sailed a very good race, Miss Williams being at the tiller. The various centreboard ' classes were combined for this race, and a very fair field resulted. The Ariki provided the biggest surprise of the day, when with a reputedly inexperienced skipper and a fourminute handicap she crossed the lino first with half a minute to spaie from the second boat, the Idono. F.rom a good start the Ariki squeezed round the Slip Buoy just ahead or the Idono, and this small lead she.held all the way. The Idle Along Gladys seemed a promising performer in the dirst round, being close behind the two leading boats, and although bhe slipped back a little she was-placed, third on handicap, a success which she well deserved. Kotare, the scratch boat, did not quite come up to ■ expectations, finishing third, but on corrected times gave place to the Gladys and Mayfair. On the whole the ladies sailed a very good race, and although occasionally there seemed to be two hands on the-tiller instead of- one,'and the boats. sometimes showfed a; tendency to indulge in rather ■ strange tactics] everything went smoothly and, no accidents marred a very enjoyable: morning. / The results and corrected times are given below:— KEEL YACHTS. • Course: Clubhouse to Point Jerningbam, to Somes Island buoy, to finishing line. Race started at 11 a.m. Wairere I (Miss Williams), scr, lh 4m 1 2s 1 Kestrel (Miss Rankine), 7min, lh llm - 21s : 2 Bawene (Miss J. Swan), 36min, lh llm 375. ..........;.......•..::.........; 3 CENTREBOARD YACHTS. Course: Clubhouse to slip buoy, to Shag Point, to bathing sheds, to slip buoy, to Shag Point, to finishing line. Race started at 11.10 a.m. Ariki (Miss Robinson), 4min, llh 43m 33s 1 Idono (Miss Keane), 2min, llh 50m 2s . 2, Gladys (Miss C Morrison), l^min, llh 51m 14s. 3 Mayfair (Miss Spiers), %miv, llh Sim I 265, i; Kotare (Mrs. Julian), scr, llh 51m ■ S9s, 5; Rob Roy (Mrs. Gibbs), l%min, llh slm 5Ss, 6; Pegaway (Miss Kitchen), lrain,, llh 52m 15s, 7; Vampiie (Miss Julian), I limin.llh 53m Is, 8; Wee Too (Miss S. Morrison), lmin, llh 55m 28s, 9; Damfino ! (Miss Kilman) did not finish. ■