AQUATICS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11686, 22 June 1901, Page 7

AQUATICS

A l ' of the yachts have. goiio out of coinmission foi tiio se-ison. Mw.ni, 'Karere awl Koliri were token up at Logan brothers this week.

The Auckland Yacht Club hold their next social in tho rluhrooms. Piibnerston Buildings, on Tuesday evening next, when a formal welcome will bo rendered ro Messrs. M. Partridge and M. A. Phillips, who have just returned from a (our round llic world. An excellent programme of song.?, musical items, etc., has been arranged for the occasion and a largo attendance of members ol tho ebd> is anlHipaicd.

Auckland Rowing Club hold their annual smoke concert in the Ma-onie Hall, Princesstreet, on Friday evening next. Messrs. L''gan Brothers have the new 36fooier which I hey are building for a Southern yachtsman now well in hand, and the will Ik; completed well within contract time (September next}. Tin- yacht boars a striking ro-emblr.nce to ttaiubow, but is somewhat shorter in length, although she ha:? considerably more room inside. The plank ing up is fast being completed, the deck beams tite all in and next week ths work of laying the deck will bo commenced.

A viiT handsome pleasure '60 font launch is being built by C. Bailer, jua., to the order of Messrs. W. \. Itymi and Co., and will be launched within the next fortnight. The launch, which is for e. .Southern gentleman, is to be fified with a Union oil enc" of five horse power. Messrs. Logan Brothers are building a pleasure launch for Mr. Henderson, of Auckland, which i= to be fitted with a small oil err.rice. ''he launch has a very handtome .;.,,.osi in the shod, and' should sit well in Ike water. Auckland Yacht Club are finding that Hie billiard table which they have placed in their rooms is of gow.l assistance in bringing members to.,"M:. r. a good number attending tho rooms every night.

iSolieo of motion has l.ren given for the next meeting of the Auckland yacht Club with regard to the adoption of the new Y.11.A. rating rnio, when the matter will come up for 'discussion. The new rule has been adopted in t>;.-ilney. and is almost sure to be adopted in Auckland. In (idling with a prominent yachtsman this week regarding the new rule, (he gentleman's opinion was that the rule should be tho means of introducing an e?tcc!le;it class of boat suitable to our waters, being of (he fast cruising typo, with plenty of rcom inside, and doing away with the "racing machine" type which It is been so pr< minent of late years. If thai is so. then the new rule will, ]' think, be productive of much good; but at the same lime it will take a season or two to prove its utility or otherwise. Lynx.