RACE TO HOBART

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 17, 21 January 1938, Page 11

RACE TO HOBART

YACHTS NOT SIGHTED

Nothing had been seen up to a late hour last night by the lighthousekeepers at Cape Brett and Cape Maria van Diemen of the two yachts which set out from Auckland on Tuesday evening for Hobart in'the race for the Royal Akarana Yacht Club's; Trans■Tasrrian Cup (states the "New Zealand Herald" of today). Cape Brett is 195 miles from Auckland, while Cape Maria van Diemen is almost double that distance.

* Favourable weather reports were given from both points. A slight north-westerly wind was prevailing at Cape Brett, where the sea was moderate anu the weather mild. The wind at,. Cape' Maria van Diemen was south-easterly until late in the afternoon yesterday, when it backed to a steady southerly. The weather was beautifully fine, and there was only a slight swell. The distance of the race is 1530 miles, the finishing line being at the entrance to Hoba'rt on the Derwent River. Light airs have been experienced so far, and as long as they Continue, the contestants, the 41ft staysail schoonerrigged Aurora Star and the 36ft cutter Wayfarer, may take some time to round Cape Maria van Diemen. It is expected that the race will take about 12 or 13 days. ......