YACHTING.

Evening Star, Issue 14688, 4 October 1911, Page 8

YACHTING.

j ■ illy SnsNAttui.] 1 j HIGH WATER. | Taiaroa Head. Dunedin. | ! a.m. p.m. a.m. pin j I Wedurr-ilny 0.8 0,30 1,18 1.40 j ! Tin:--dav ... 0.46 1.6 1.56 3.16 i i Friday ' ... 1.19 .1.37 2.30 2.47 , j Saturday ... Tan 2.12 .>.5 c-22 I Sunday ... 2.27 2.47 a 7 3.57 j 1 Monday ... n.O .i.TI 4.10 442 | Tuesday ... 3.35 4.22 5.a b-o2 ; i . . j j lAeivt.hi.ng promises well for I his season, j 1 Already a large number of yae.’its and ; I bunches are otf the dips. On .Sunday the. j ! Janet, Girina. Mina, and Glontarf weiei | launched, and by next week several more I i will be afloat. | j During her long lay-up lor Dm winter! i the Tni has had an 3 h.p. Seripp's engine j j instai.’ed. .bulging from her s(;e«'d on Sun- ! , day, she intends shaking up her rival in | | that clu-s. j ; It is always a. source of pleasure to ; watch the busy stir in and about the chib i ground. The warmer weather and length- | ening days tempt, many to our foreshore to I watch the various crews at work gell ing > | then ciwft ready for tin? season’s work'. ’ At present, there is every indication of | another warm summer, which means that i many will take to the, watei for icereal ion. : , who otherwise would seek their plca.-iuo i di-ewhete, I A feature of this year is the inorcusing | number of launches, and Urn rcgretkiblo ; grn/dmil!y dimiaishing number of yachts j being built. I <lo not for one moment | ! mean to a?serf. that the days of the. stately ; yacht arc over. There are still plenty who , ’cling to the sailing boat as a means of | pleasure. Vet I cannot, but regret the I slow but sure transition I torn sails lo ! i ; power. i i George is ;i lucky man. no mistake. On

1 going down to haw a J(k::U at. Ins beloved ! Adelaide the other day, lie found It is crew i hud been working hard all winter, unI known to him. The black paint- has bren I burnt off. and white, paint put on. bhf; j I look-- very well, and the crew are to be j ; congratulated on their work, and George j j on being fortunate enough to have such a J ; crew. T.Tio Yacht t'inb hold their an.iiu.tl meeti ing in t.he Trades Hall on Thursday cvrn-

' ing. No doubt yachtsmen wnT] remember to roll up in force, for this is the golden oppor.unity So muster aft si-Wl liave yum sav. f know many have grievasictr. stt|j K W.‘d and real. (let- it over at the bei ■danlng of the yc-ai. I hen Mart wttu a i good tour-e laid and ;i.ll sail set. ’ Not many change? have taken pi ace with 1 the Ha-vcnsbourne fleet during the winter ; months. I’.y the loss of the. Revenge. ! which w mw owr.fd in Dunedin. it looked ; it Ruvensbourne was going to he with-

. out one in' its best Hints, but it > ; on the ca r ds that. Messrs tiregorv and : KclWitt will have an np-to-dtue. cm;sov. 1 In fact. I understand a now boat Inis la^ii 1 purchased. and is after tbe style ot the i M.-.isia. only ft difference of some ten in ! breadth ansi about 'ft draught. The boat having been selected by Me 11. M‘( itlloc-.0, ’ who now i t side? in Auckland, should he a - guarantee of her fitness. j During the winter the Williaraina has i undergone extensive alterations. A new I deck of a more substantial character has : been added, while n greater portion in;? : b-m covered in with a neat batch. 'This , boswas out for her first spin on Sunday I along with the May. and for light, weather j she should easily ’acc ount for the best | the thinl-classers. The Ripple, Rambler. I Rover, and Viking are well on with their , annual overhaul, but the champion \V • ■ t rnatia still awaits the painter. Of the | launches, all are still afloat waiting til! the I yachts go off to allow them to haul up ml j the slips. ! It is per.dweiU.iy rumored that Rear--1 commodore Smith ha.? grown tired of his i (ait-bine, and is desirous of parting with :!ds well built, handy boat, and. further, i that he has a keen desire to hoist his Hag •on the CToutarf. iam not in a position ! to say for certain that she will carry the ■ O.Y. and M.l’-.C. rea r-eotnmndory's ih’.g i -.luring the present season, but pei-hap, • that veteran A. Morgan can enlighten ns. i Anyway, whoever has .secured her has a i good, substantial crall. i The latest issue of the ‘ VachtsTiian ’ i on- • tains a paragraph to the effect tliat ;h; | yacht Ida has been purchased by tin : Messrs J. and W. Smalc. late of Dune.(in I and will l!y the North Shore burgee (Can this be ottr own “ good old Jack' i Saiai! i A glance at- lit*’ pages of that nsefti j little weekly journal. ' The New Zealane I Yachtsman,’ will suffice, to satisfy the most i pessimistic that, tbe ancient pastime n ; yachting is receiving more than ordinary i attention. The latest number to bane : contains an article on tbe oil engine wit id , will bo invaluable to the owners of powei j boats. “The Man on the Look-out” pay: | a graceful compliment to the Dunedii 1 Club, and says “ tliat with Cnmmexlon ! Hanlon and his good ship Inishfree U t took after them ebere is licete tear of t.b» i sport, nor, going ahead. ’’ The paper de ■ serves t.he. support of every yachtsman it j New Zealand. The October edition is cti j larged by- four pages, making in all 40 page r | ana a supplement. The new design on tin I cover is a great improvement, it bein; i composed of the flags of all the yacht J sailing, and power boat clubs in tha Do j minion. This week’s supplement is : I photo of Commodore Hanlon's Inishfree.