YACHTING

Evening Star, Issue 25425, 5 March 1945, Page 7

YACHTING

KIA ORA SGORES Although the weather was cold, sailin" conditions for the Vauxhall Power Boat and Sailing Club's all-comers' yacht race from Vauxhall to Macandrew Bay and back, which was held on Saturday afternoon, were good, and the presence of 15 competitors resulted in some good sailing. The boats went away to a good start, all the competitors' (sailing under the sealed handicap system) crossing the line in a little over a -minute. On the run to Macandrew Bay, Shadow, flying a large double spinnaker, gradually drew away from the rest of the fleet and rounded the leeward mark a gopd distance ahead of Kia' Ora, which was followed by. Ripple, Heather, and Avenger in that order. The remainder of the fleet followed in a bunch. . : . ,\ln the beat home Shadow maintained her advantage, and was first to cross the finishing line. Kia Ora following five minutes later. Then came Eileen, which had worked the shore side of the channel to advantage, Merlyn, and Welcome, the remainder of the fleet being strung out at fairly regular intervals. The placings on corrected times were as follows: — Kia Ora (R. Brown). lOmin, 4h 40min 16sec ... .... ... 1 Welcome (J. Thomson), 18mm, 4h 40min 58sec ... ... ... 2 Eileen (J. Chalmers), 4h 42min ssee ... ... •■• ••• 3 Also started: Shadow scr, Merlyn lOmin, Avenger ,12min, Ripple 12min, .Heather 15min, Koneke 18min '(withdrew), Marilyn 20min, Boojum 20min, Annette 20min, Taioma 25min. Sunray 30min, Peggoty 30min.