YACHTING

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 38, 15 February 1938, Page 6

YACHTING

WEEKEND RACING

The Royal Port Nicholson Yacht CJub and the Evans Bay Yacht and Motorboat Club each held races for keelejs and centrcboardcrs on Saturday afternoon in a light northerly wind. Results wore as follows: — PORT NICHOLSON. Centreboard Handicap. (Started at 3 p.m.) Lonesome <20min), 4h 59m 20s, 4h 30m 20s 1 Rebel (24min), 4h 54m 535, 4h 30m . 53s 2 Southern Maid (7min), 4h 41m 20s, 4h 34m 20s 3 Also started: Eruru (7min), 4h 44m 555, 4h 37m 555, 4; Wellesley (6min), 4h 44m ss, 4h 38m ss, 5; Jean (4min), 4h 42m 15s, 4h 38m 15s, and June (7min). 4h 45m 15s, 4h 38m 15s, 6, equal; Advance (2), 4h 40m 40s, 4h 38m 40s, 8; Vanguard (scr), 4h 43m 15s, 4m 43m 15s 9. Keel Yachts' Handicap. (Started at 3.15 p.m.) Ailsa (scr), 5h 31m 40s, 5h 31m 40s .. 1 Viola (omin), 5h 41m 50s, 5h 36m 50s S Also started: Astral, 6h 5m 20s. EVANS BAY. I, E, Q, and Z Class Handicap. (Started at 3.15 p.m.) Dorothy (lljmin), 4h 38m ss, 4h 27m 5s 3 Reo (Bmin), 4h 36m 325, 4h 28m 32s < Swallow (19min), 4h 48m 20s, 4h 29m 20s i Also started: Torment (12min), 4t 41m 365, 4h 29m 365, 4: Vampire (scr) 4h 29m 40s, 4h 29m 40s, 5; Damfino i (7min), 4h 37m 375, 4h 30m 375, 6 Manahau (9), 4h 4"om 21s, 4h 31m 21s, 7 Damfino II (ljmin), 4h 33m 265, 4h 31rr 565, 8; Aileen (2<imin), 4h 31m 30s, 4r 32m 0s; Riptide (£min), 4h 33m 40s 4h 34m 10s, 10; Belvedere (2), 4h 35rr 15s, 4h 33m 15s, 11; Namuka Omin) 4h 45m 40s, 4h 36m 40s, 12; San Toj (2min ), 4h 39m 4s, 4h 37m 4s, 13 Pegaway (2£min), 4h 41m 245, 4h 38ir 545, 14. . Keel Yachts Handicap. (Started at 3 p.m.) Maranui (18min), 5h 14m 545, 4h 56m 54s 1 Rawehe (25min), 5h 27m ss, 5h 2m 5s 5 Vida (scr) did not start. PLIMMERTON HANDICAP A handicap race for all classes oi boats was held at Plimemrton on Saturday. Ten boats started in a medium northerly wind. The Clyde soon went. to the front, and was first past the buoy in the first round, closely followed by the Tassie, with the rest of the fleet close up and the Vanitie well ahead of her class. In the second round the Tassie was ahead of the Clyde with the Watti and Kia Ora close up. The Tassie kept the lead till the last beat home, when the Watti, coming from fourth place, went ahead to cross the line first. The Vanitie kept the lead of the I-class boats till the Alita passed her, and crossed the finishing line by only one second ahead.- The result on corrected times was as follows:—Watti (scr), 4h 49m 15s, 1; Tassie (scr), 4h 50m 50s, 2; Alita (6min 50sec), 4h 50m 19s, 3; Vanite (6min 45sec), 4h 50m 255, 4; Clyde (scr), 4h 50m 28s, 5; Abbel (16min lOsec), 4h 50m 375, 6; Caprice (6min 55sec), 4h,50m 575, 7; Billyboy (15min 20sec), 4h 51m lOsec, 8; Marino (7miti 45sec), 4h 51m 325, 9; Kia Ora (scr), 4h 51m 40s, 10. YACHTING AT PAREMATA The yearly ocean yacht race was held at Paremata last Sunday in a good northerly breeze, the course be; ing from the Paremata bridge to. Maori Bay buoy, Plimmertori, and back, once round. The Takapuna class, racing for the Holmes trophy, were first away, all going off together, the race being a sealed handicap. Maru was well in the lead at Maori Bay buoy, but was disqualified for taking the buoy the wrong way, and Twink, after a good run home, was first to cross the finishing line. Result: Twink (scr), 1; Robin (scr), 2; Marie was disqualified and Billy Boy and Abbil of Plimmerton, were not eligible. . The Idle Along class started with the first-class boats and compared very favourably with them on the wind, the Watti, of Plimmerton, being the only boat to beat them up to Maori Bay buoy. Vixan and Dora were well in the lead and the finishing order was Vixen, Dora, lanthe, and Vanita. On handicap the result was as follows:— Vixen (2imin), 1; lanthe (lOmin), ,2; Dora (scr). 3. Also started: Vanita (4£min). Valeta and Aloha, of Plimmerton, were not eligible. . The first-class boats had a great tussle air the way round, but Watti, of Plimmerton, drew away from the rest of the fleet and scored an easy win. Lois and Queenie were nex^ in that order and staged a very close finish. Result of handicaps:—Lois (scr), 1; Queehie (scr), 2; Kotuku (scr), 3. Watti, Tassie, and Kio Ora, of Plimmerton, although well placed, were not eligible. , . Both the Idle Along and first-class races were for the Sterling trophies. In the afternoon a resail was held for the first-class and Idle Alongs, and a very close race resulted with yixen Kotuku, Lois, and Dora fighting it out all the way. The wind went down slightly towards the finish and Lois came through and won. Dora and Lois staged a great fight for second place with Dora getting the decision. Result:—Lois (scr), 1; Dora (smin), 2; Kotuku (4min), 3. Also started: Vixen (simm).