Sanders Cup Races In Whangarei harbour?

Northern Advocate, 14 June 1949, Page 7

Sanders Cup Races In Whangarei harbour?

“SUCH has been the progress made by tne vvhangam Cruising Club in the past season, and interest shown in the X class that Whangarei can expect the premier national contest —the Sanders Cup—to be sailed in the harbour within the next two or three years,” said the commodore of the Whangarei Cruising Club (Mr E. R. K. Wilkinson) at the annual prize-giving dsilCG. Activities in the 1948-49 season were on a larger scale than during any previous season, with races every week-end from November 6 to April 9, with a break at Christmas, a local regatta and an open regatta in conjunction with the Whangarei District Progressive Society, the Onerahi Progressive Society and the Whangarei Rowing Club.

The standard of yachting in the local events had improved considerably, the commodore said, and, in addition, the club was represented in the Sanders Cup competition, when the locally built and owned 14 ft yacht, All Black gained second place for Northland.

Competitors also took part in the Cornwall Cup and frostbite dinghy races at Tauranga and the P class (7fD inter-port races in Auckland. In ‘he Sanders class the two previous Northland representatives. All Black and Davina, under new ownership will be competing in the trials next year and, with at least four other boats under way for next season, the class is well established. As the Northland boat was the only provincial competitor to lead Mr J. Young’s White Heather home during the contests in Wellington, Whangarei has a strong case for consideration as the venue for this national competition in the memory of a World War I. hero. 14 IN PRIMER CLASS

One important and gratif j fng feature of the season’s operations was the increase in membership of the P class seven footers under the able leadership of Mr A. Henderson. From four boats at the beginning of the season, the class had grown to 14, and many young lads were learning the rudiments of seamanship in these little craft.

With so many boys commencing m the primer class, and attracting the attention of the parents to the sport, the future of the club is assured. Mr Wilkinson said.

The decorations in the hall included a fuljy-rigged P class yacht, the binnacle of the barque Rewa, given to the club by the late “Charlie” Hansen and many photos of yachts wellknown in the harbour.

The prizes were presented by Mr A McKenzie, a past [Commodore and life member of the club.

TROPHY WINNERS. Pnncipai tropnies won during the season were:—

Championships: A class. Spray (D. Fagan and B. Wilson); B class, Leone (D Butler); Star class. Rebel (C. Whimp). The A class carried a club pennant and the E. H. Palmer Cup, the B class a pennant and the Dempster Shield, and the Star a pennant and the Fagan Cup. Points prizes were won by: A class, Aquila (I. Nicholls and J. McMillan); 9 class. Insolence (B. O’Donoghue); Star class. Zephyr (K. Gwyn), P class. Koala (W. Jones). Other cups won were: Powell Cup, All Black (E. R. K. Wilkinson); Palmer Cup, Insolence (B. O’Donoghue); Priscilla Cup, Venus (A, Morris and J. Hancock); Conway Trophy. All Black; Parkes Shield, Vanora (I. Brown and H. Wilkens); Clouston Cup, Wairere II (E. R. K. Wilkinson and C. Franklin); Halcyon Cup, Mercury 'E. Ryan): Hannam Shield for best-kept seven-footer, ' Rangl (R. Dunne): Wilson Cup, Spray; O’Donoghue Cup, All Black; Clarke Cup, All Black; Basely Cup, ocean race “round the isles,” Kia Ora (A Attwood)..