YACHTING AT CAIRO

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 December 1940, Page 4

YACHTING AT CAIRO

NEW ZEALANDERS DEFEATED. A team from the New Zealand Division in Egypt, including a member of the Greymouth Yacht Club, sailed a match against the Cairo Yacht- Club on December 8, and were narrowly defeated by six points for the two rounds. One of the New Zealand yachts was sailed by Noel Messenger (owner of Vagabond, Greymouth), and J. Nolan, skipper of the Wellington boat in the last New Zealand Idlealong championship. Following were the composition of the teams, boat numbers and final placings in each round: — New Zealand: No. 31, Holmes and Johnstone; No. 27, Elliott and Devlin; No. 8, Nolan and Messenger; No. 18, Evans and Salon, Cairo Yacht Club: No. 15 Minost and Cademenos; No. 13, Brat and Churchman; No. 9 Ennals and Lee; No. 20, Kinmont and Mrs. Kinmont. First Round: 1, No. 13. Time 44.50; 2, No. 31. Time 45.42; 3, No. 27. Time 47.8; 4, No. 15. Time 47.34; 5, No. 8. Time 49.3; 6, No. 9. Time 50.31; 7, No. 20. Time 51.37; 8, No. 18. Time 54.11. Second Round: 1, No. 15. Time 51.8; 2, No. 9. Time 56.30; 3, No. 27. Time 56.59; 4, No. 8. Time 57.37; 5, No. 13. Time 59.40; 6,' No. 31. Time 59.38; 7,- No. 20. Time 59.40; 8, No. 18. Time 64.20.