YACHTING.

Evening Star, Issue 14574, 24 May 1911, Page 7

YACHTING.

HIGH WATER’. i Taiaroa Hoad. Dunedin, j a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m | Thuraday ... 0.4 0.20 1.14 1.50 : Friday 0.34 0.56 1.44 2.6 Saturday ... 1.14 1.57 2.24 2.47 Sunday ... 2.5 2.28 5.15 3.38 Monday ... 3.2 3.51 4.12 4.41 Tuesday ... 4.0 4.30 5.10 5.40 . Wednesday ... 5.0 5.31 6.10 6.41 i i M‘Pherson is busy on a- new launch for Messrs Finder. Hardy, and AFMilkui. She : is of the cruising, raised-deck whaleboat ■ type. Length. 36ft; beam, Bft. The on- ; gino room is forward from the cabin, with | all controls leading aft to tiller, which | will make her very easily hondlcd by one person, and also does away with tho inconvenience of “ crawling ” round tho on- j giuo. She is to be fitted with a 7 bdi.p. | Pacific oil engine, and should bo a fine boat in rough weather. I should imagine she - will be hard to beat in tho 10 b.h.p. I and under class. i Tho Yacht Club held a committee mcr;',- | ing on Thursday evening last, whoa it was i decided to hold tho annual smoko conceit I during Coronation week, on a night to suit i the convenience of the Hon. J. A Millar, ■ a sub-coiumittoo being formed to cany out \ the function. ■' Tho Secretary stated that outstanding i subscriptions amounted lo something near | £55. The offenders had been advised of j their aiTcaie, and little or no notice taken Of his appeal. It was agreed that de- I iaulters bo advised that a sjicedy settle- I ment is requested, otherwise tho names be i handed to tho Protection Society to col- i !cet; alto a list to bo given to tho Com- ; nutleo and a report on same at next moil - I ing. It is very regrettable that tho dull i arc thus inconvenienced, and it reflects on ! those who place, the secretary and Commit | tee in such on unpleasant position. If a ( maji accepts tho benefits of membership | he ought to bo preparts I to pay up. If tie i does of, how are the dub to bo a sureere ■ financially? 1 Air 1L Percy has nndor construct hm a! his shod at Fort Chalmers a 55ft lushing whaleboat, width, it is .said, will peaseswhen completed several unique features for craft of her rating. With tho exception of the hardwood framing, the boat is being built of Oregon pine throughout. This is understood to ho a pioneer departure from tho usual kauri planking, and the effect, of that departure is likely to bo regarded with in tercet by Iho owners and users of (Thing craft. Her 7 h.p. oil engine, instead of being accorded the protection of tho usual boxlike enclosure, is to be provided with an engine roan extending aeioss tho full width of the boat, and consequently large enougli to afford shelter lo the crew yi boisterous weather. The boat is roomy. She is strong, and a deal of her strength lies in her inch-thick planking, which, being carvel-fastened, in no way detracts from her not, unshapely appearance. Air Tom Burt is experiencing the piofound pleasure of the enthusiast in the many good spins ho is having in his handsome new motor launch. 'The now craft., in various respects, is said to be second to none in tho harbor. She favorably impresses an observer with her shapely up-, pcaranco, comfortable stability, and her evidently good turn of speed. Air W. AFCormack, who built Port. Chalmers speediest 20-footer, tho Williamina. I iu about to start a more ambitious building ; performance. The new venture is to bo a keel yacht, and tho present winter is likely : to seo her progress well towards comple- 1 tion. Good luck to such enthusiasm. Tho Fort Chalmers Yacht- and Aloku Boat Club hold their annual social and distribution of prizes in the Druids’ Hall on . Thursday evening. Vico-eommodoro Alollcr has been elected : chairman of tho Works Committee on the Harbor .Hoard Now that most of the bca.fi; are in then cradles lor the winter, and the crews have i a few more spare evenings to themseJve.the officials of the club should bestir them- - selves in the matter of instruction clashes. [ We all have pleasant recollections o! AD Ali 'rae’s lecture on ’ The Bating Bute,' and also Captain M’Doilgal's able paper on ‘The Bulo of the Boat!.’ If tho club are I to derive any benefit from a continuance of ; these addresses it is high time they wore ! started. Owners of b, .as moored in the vicinity : of Kitchener street arc notified by the Harbor Board that on and alter June 1 boats must not be moored within a, dis- ] tance of 500 ft south and 400 ft cast oi Kitchener street wharf. Any boats found ■ moored within this distance, will he removed at the owners’ risk and expense.