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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14835, 11 November 1911, Page 9

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YACHTING. PONSONBY CRUISING CLUB." The Fonsonby Yscht and Launch Crui®» ing Club will hold its first cruising race fof yachts and launches to-day, the course 'being from off St. Mary's Beach, finishing at Station Bay, Motutapu if off the wind. If on the wind, the race will finish at Drunken Bay, between the yacht Heartsease and a dinghy. Entries and handicaps for the yachts arc as follow:—Glady, on wind scratch, off wind scratch; Watch, 2m., l^m.; Mistletoe, 2m., l£in.; Ranee, 4im., 2m.; Foam, 4jm., lim.; Acrasia, 9m. 6m.; Alice, 16m., 5m.; Waitangi, , 21m., 9m. The entrants for the launch race are: —Kotiro, Kotiri, Tamahine, Marorc, Irenes and May. The handicaps will be declared this morning. Mr. Butler will be starter, and Mr. W. Wilson judge and timekeeper. NOTES AND COMMENTS.

The advent of the . warm weather is creating a general exodus from the various beaches. The yachts Maroondah, Ida, and Rawene were launched from King Edward Parade on Saturday. The Rawene waa towed to Ponsonby by a launch immediately she floated.

On _ Sunday the yachts Speedwell and Wniriki were launched at St. George's Bay. The keel yacht Mahoc and the . 26ffc mullet-boat. Cclox have also Deen launched at St. George's Bay. Tho 26ft mullet-boat Arawa was hauled up on Saturday at Queen's Parade. She is to have a new keel put in, and is to receive a thorough overhaul. The yacht Mandolin spent the week-end at Drunken Bay. She came back on Sunday with three reefs down, and made splendid weather of it.

After launching on Saturday tho Ida was out, and was sailing in her usual good form. She was out again on Sunday. Mr. G. S. Norris has launched his new 22ft centreboard craft, which he has named the Nada.

Mr. J. 0. Macky's yacht Ilex is being got ready at Devonport. The small launch Flo' was put into the water at Queen's Parade on Friday ovening. The yachts Miro, Lina, and Kaipara have been launched at Freeman's Bay. The Miro, which was sold to a Dunedin resident, was shipped away by steamer. The 26ft mullet-boat Sadie and. tho keel yacht Mabel have been launched at Free* man's Bay. < The keel yacht Pandora went to Drunken Bay for the week end. The crew of the launch Sistor Dora spent

tho week-end at Cowcs Bay. Dr. J. Moir's launch Isla was put in the water last week after a thorough overhaul. She left on Saturday for a fishing excursion, to the, Noisies, Waiheke, etc. She returned on Sunday evening. The yacht Freda was out on Sunday. The launch Seabird end the yacht Rarere . were launched at Queen's Parade -on Tuesday. The Rarere was towed to her moorings at Stanlay Bay. Tho keel yacht Kotiri was launched at Judge's Bay on Tuesday afternoon. The sale is reported of the launch Dawn, lately owned by Mr. F. Archibald, to a. resident of To Aroha. The auxiliary cruiser \ Mizpah was launched on Wednesday. ... Mr. C. Hilton's launch Fcrro, fitted with a 3-h.p. Fcrro special engine, and Messrs. L. and A. Hilton's launch Grey Wing, fitted with a 3-h.p. Grey engine, have : been launched. Both have been out for trials, which proved very satisfactory. The launch P.D.Q lias been put in the water, and has been renamed tho Nautilus.. The 22ft mullet-boat Daphne has been launched from the Kind's Drive. ' Messrs. Rushbrook Bros.' new launch, built by Mr. C. Gouk, has 'beeu called the Rnnoni. " . Messrs. Sutherland Bros, yacht Waiono and Mr. Phillipson's yacht Aorere have been launched from King Edward Parade. The launches Hauiti und Waiari have been launched at Hobson Bay. ; The auxiliary 26ft mullet-boat Phyllis visited Drunken Bay on Saturday night. The yawl Mavourneen was at Lake Takapuna 011 Sunday afternoon. _ The 26ft mullet-boat Heather left Devonport on Friday evening and visited Coromandel, returning on Sunday. Messrs. Bailey and Lowe's launch Princess, which has been, oil* the slip for overhaul, was relaunched on Thursday. ,• Th« firm expect to launch Mr. W. H. Worrallu new launch Kirita on Saturday next. She has been fitted with two 15-h.p. Halliday engines. .... " . . Mr. W. 11. Hazard's launch Virginia was launched on Thursday. . _ • The 22ft mullet-boat Acacia was launched at Freeman's Bay on Saturday, as was also the 20ft mullet-boat Decima. Mr. D. J. Morrison's launch Phyllis was. put in tho water at Freeman's Bay on Sunday. . . ' , , T . . The first cruising race of the Victoria Cruising Club will be held on Saturday The sale is reported of the well-known launch Sybil 1., lately owned by Mr. A. D. Seabrook, to Mr. L. W. Cunningham, of Devonport. Her new owner bad her out on Sunday at Maloney's Reef. The launch Gladys was at Man-of-War Bay for the week-end. She returned on Sunday afternon and experienced some roufjli weather. • .... The launch Marore was put. m the vratcr on Thursday at Freeman's Bay. The keel yacht Windward was launched at Judge's Bay on Wednesday afternoon. The small mullet-boat Rita was launched at Judire'it Buy on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Dale Spencer, Freeman s • Bay, reports that business is very brisk. He has in hand at present a launch 18ft long, sft 6in beam, with 2ft draught, to be fitted with a 2A-h.p. Halliday engine,-for a resident o£ Clevedon. V Ho has also two launches in hand for local orders. • nr ;'• , Mr F. Saunders's new 22ft mullet-boat, built by Mr. W. T. Wine, will be launched to-dav. Mr. Saunders has decided to name her tho Arcadia. ; She will< race under the Victoria Cruising Club. ... .• . < . 1