YACHTING
CLUB CENTRE-BOARD RACES
Races for centreboard yachta weEe conduetea by the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club and .the Evans Bay Yacht and Motor-boat Club on Saturday afternoon. There was a northerly breeze, which freshened as the racing progressed, catching many boats over-canvassed.
The Royal Port Nicholson race was for combined eentreboarders and was won by Toroa. Results, showing handicaps, actual sailing times and corrected times, are as follows:— Toroa (Tmin),~lb 32m ss, lh 25m ss, I; Manon (Bmin), lh 39m ss. 1 ft aim ss. 2r Elaine (6 mm), lh 39m 20s, lh 33m 20s, 3; Eileen Cscr), 4. Aloha and Fay did not finish.
At Evans- Bay there were two. races, one for Ron a boats, won by Louie* and one for Takapunas,, woq by NufcuffiaL Results:—
X Class (started at 3.30 n,m.).—Louie (scr),, 59m 31s, 59m 31s, I; Delight (SOsec), In lm 16s, lh 0m 465, 2; Kitty (scr), lhin 2min ss, lh 2m ss, 3.
Z Class (started at 3.10 p.m.).— Nukumal , (scr), 42m 50s, 42m- 50s, 1; Swallow (scr), 43m 38s, 43m 38s, 2; Mercury (l^min), 46m 18s. '14m 48s. 3; Torment (2%tnin). 4; Manahaii (2minK .i; Scamper (lmin), 6.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 121, 18 November 1940, Page 4
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195YACHTING Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 121, 18 November 1940, Page 4
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