YACHTING Inter-Club Competition to Commence

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 January 1947, Page 9

YACHTING Inter-Club Competition to Commence

The first race in the West Coast Yachting Association’s inter-club competition will, be held at Lake Mahinapua on Saturday.. .The following club representatives . will participate:—Grey Chib, Salome (G. Messenger),; Moana-, • Ranger..(C. Hines); Mahinapua, Mold. (G. Shaw); Kanieri, Kawakaha (R. Anderson). Third Coriiwell tup Race to Lytteltdii

(P.A.) - AUCKLAND, January. 15. Lyttelton won the:third. Cornwell Cup .trial sailed off Bayswater-, this afternoon., oyer. a windward, and leeward course in steady rain, which flattened an otherwise . .choppy, sea caused by a fresh southerly, wind. Auckland was second, 33 seconds astern, and Plimmertpn, which passed several boats on the last round, was only 15sec behind Auckland. The fourth race will be sailed tomorrow morning, when another win to Auckland will finish the contest, but if this does not happen it is likely that a fifth race will be sailed during the afternoon.

Lyttelton covered Auckland board for board on the last beat, while Plimmerton caused excitement as they weathered Christchurch, New Plymouth, and Akaroa, to finish close astern of Auckland. Lyttelton had the race in hand comfortably, and interest centred in the tussle between Auckland and Plimmerton, but the Auckland boat was well handled to stave off the challenge for second place. Aloha, which was drawn by the Tauranga crew, had a bent rudder gudgeon, which was not discovered until too late to make the necessary repairs and Tauranga took no part in the race.

Following were the finishing .times: Lyttelton, 3hr. Gmin 52sec; Auckland, 3hr 7min 25sec; Plimmerton, 3hr 7min 40sec; Christchurch, 3hr 9min 7sec; New Plymouth 3hr 9min 14sec; Akaroa, 3hr 9min 52sec; Otago, 3hr lOmin 15sec; Wellington, 3hr 12 min 41sec; Wanganui, 3hr 13min 48sec; Manukau 3hr 14min 22sec; Hamilton, 3hr 14min 25sec; Paremata, 3hr ,16mjn 47sec.