Yachting
her, Genoa is easier to handle on quick tacks than the Lavina's leader. Also on the gybe at the end of the first round the Impudence gained a-few yards'and in this race, the boats were fighting at times, not for yards but for inches, as a few inches one way or the other would make all the difference between the weather boat covering her opponent and the leeward boat establishing a safe leeward berth.
As has often, happened this season, (while the leaders were fighting out first place, the tail-enders were having a private scrap for last place. In this instance the Wellesley and the June were the contenders and the Wellesley just managed to get,the. decision. "It is this factor that makes the club's racing so interesting, for as well as being a fairly close class, every place in the race has to be fought for, with championship points rather than the trophy at stake as the main incentive. The Kitty unfortunately was not able to get a full crew until well after the start of the race and lost valuable championship points in consequence. Previous to this race, " the Kitty was running second for the club championship, being only one point behind the Impudence, but now has been displaced by the Lavina, giving the Impudence a clear lead of- five* points. -
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 55, 6 March 1937, Page 23
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224Yachting Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 55, 6 March 1937, Page 23
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