YACHTING AND BOATING

Evening Star, Issue 19197, 13 March 1926, Page 22

YACHTING AND BOATING

NOTES AND COMMENTS [By Breeze!] COMING EVENTS. March 13.—Oliphant Cup race, Ravensbourne Boating Club’s course; Ravensbourno Boating Club’s Challenge Cup race. March 20.—Port Chalmers and North-east Harbor Clubs’ races. March 27.—Otago Yacht Club’s races. April 3.—Broad Bay Boating Club’s races. Au interesting encounter should be witnessed at Ravensbourne to-morrow when the Oliphant Cup _ raco will be sailed. Tho ox-champion 14-footor lona won tho trophy last year. Tho local Challenge Cup race is also expected to provide soino good sailing, for some fine craft belong to tho district.

Tho results of the model yacht races at Ravensbourno last week-end were: First-class models—D. Connor’s Rothesay 1, W. Hanning’s May 2; second class models—A. M’Phcrson’s Gleam 1, P. Pickerill’s Swallow 2, J. Miller’s Tholma 3. There were eight starters in the race for first-class models, and fifteen in the second-class raco.

Mona, Tiki, and Mavis were among the Macandrew Bay yachts out last week-end, while the visiting _ sailing craft were Experiment, Lassie, and Sea Hawk. The 14-footcr Mavis was sailing at hazard in the power! ul northeast wind about the steamer basin on Saturday afternoon, her skipper being accompanied by only one man. Minnow, Shadow, _ and other yachts were also in the vicinity of the wharves. Off St. Leonards during the week-end a number of little yachts—mostly square-bilge ones—were afloat. POWER. BOAT ITEMS. The total of motor boats which went out last week-end was unusually big. On Saturday afternoon quite a fleet afforded those aboard an opportunity to see the rowing championships; but the weather was unsuitable for the oarsmen, though satisfactory for power boating. After overhaul the launch Macrahanish made a week-end trip to Purakanui and back, while at and near the Spit on Sunday were the launches Queen of Beauty, Noraua, Pakeha, Noll, Matai, Joyce, Intrepid, Wyoma, Silver Fern, Vyella, Tui, Kelvin, Prowler, and Ailsa. Petrel and Hazel were in the lower harbor, and from these two boats and several of the others the good pastime of fishing was being indulged in. The Intrepid lost her rudder at the entrance to the Heads, hut, fortunately, the improved gear enabled her to got Home safely. • According to a northern paper, the 13-footer Aotea was found ashore on the outside of Waikeke, broken in pieces, except for the centrehoard and the rudder. The launch was built five years ago, and last month two Auckland yachtsmen drifted down channel for thirteen hours clinging to her after she overturned off Bean Rock. The yachtsmen were picked up by a fishing launch. A 40fc launch for Queenstown is being built by Mr James M'Pherson. The embryo craft, has been planked in propagation for her floor timbers and engine bed. The Whitin's decks were_ _recont.lv sm-ung very badly in a collision, ami tne boat is on the Otago Yacht Club’s slipway for repairs. The first race for the Rowland Trophy for power-boat competition resulted as follows (says the_ ‘Lyttelton Times Victory I, Waikuku 2, Romance 3. Won by Sscc. MILLS AND BOTH AM LEY CUPS. Monday's ‘ Evening Post ’ (Wellington) stated, inter aha:— The Mills, Cup was competed for mi Saturday afternoon by first class yachts of the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club which had taken part in three events during the present season. _ The race was sailed as a general handicap in conjunction with the race for the BothamJey Cup by second class_ boats. There was a light northerly wind, and conditions generally wore excellent for yachting. The course was an eighteen-mile one.

Seven boats crossed tlie lino in a food start, comprising Ailsa, Marangi, iola, Windward, Maua, llawono, and Seabii'd. Marangi led all tlio way, Ailsa and Viola occupying second and third places respectively _ throughout. Marangi crossed tho finishing line over drain before Ailsa, and, with a 4mm allowance, easily staved off tho challenge for first place of Viola, which had been well treated in the matter of handicap: The Mills Cup thus went to Marangi, while Mana, which led tho second class boats homo, was awarded tho Bothamley Cup on her handicap. A race was also sailed by 18ft and under class craft for the and Morris Trophy. Peggy, Wellesley, and Geisha were tho starters. A close race saw Peggy heat Wellesley over tho finishing line by over a minute; but on corrected time first place was awarded to Geisha, which was well handled. This is the third time 'in succession that Geisha has won the trophy. Following are details of the races, handicaps, and corrected times being shown: —■ —Mills Cup.—• Marangi, B. Clarke (4rnin), 5h 41m 4s 1 Ailsa, Scott and Jordan (scr), 5h

48m 40s 2 Viola, C. Neal (lOinin), 5h 50m 57s 3 —Both am ley Cup.— Mann, J. E. L. Cull (28min), 5h 42m 59s 1 Windward, G. Nicholson (28mm), 5h 46m 25s 2 Rawene, R. Watson (30min), 5h 49m 25s . ••• ... 3 Also started; Seabird (42min). —Clark and Morris Trophy.--Geisha (7min), 5h 34m 28s 1 Peggy (scr), 5h 34m 55s ... Wellesley (scr), 6h 36m 25s 3 NIGHT AQUATIC DISPLAY. The annual evening aquatic carnival of the North-east Harbor Boating Club will not be held this season, the uncertain weather being the deterrent factor. It is a pity that the club officials have decided against the display, as many boating enthusiasts and a section of the public retain some very happy recollections of past night carnivals, and will be deeply disappointed if such la treat is to bo missed this year. Perhaps some expert weather prophet can come forward from the ranks of those much in contact with the harbor and the elements which govern the doings thereon to announce a date that might be adhered to without too many qualms on the part of the N.E.H. Club’s officials.