YACHTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17661, 23 December 1920, Page 9

YACHTING.

NuTKa AND COMMENTS. ■}'!■„ important event in yachting I ..roes ;••- Saturday was. Hie .V,rt.i btioio j i, i lt l l-.-.u's liarLHini ra.« lor tue popuiar | 14.1 i'i».- . 1u« 1 ace uroiigiu out lij ". • iupeu*< Is, m. Hiding ttu,- Iron Uukc, owi.t-t, .n..i tai.ed i'v in- Governor General, 1,,..',; j,. .•<•. As 11 s Excellency was eailjnc "his i.rsi yaciit lace in tue Dominion tuf ,1-iir.si ■■■'■ ti>e lion Duke were toilowed w ! n.nsidetab.e interest by yachting cuth I'".•!''■- ami '•-'■' general public. Numerics yaonts anti launches accompanied the ,;•; ,- [-. a!.- round the- course, and. while a ni.mhcr tooK Boi>d care not t<i interfere with the . "i: c.;;.).■> others showed no considerati.i!, »: a<l '1 hey not only repeatedly , ros?t; in iron! "i the competitors, but also , a.:i;,- -.. c''nse that their wash almost took l'ie nay ." several of the one-designers. A ,ar. ijimit-er of races tor the one-design .ias* v.:i be held this season, and it is to 'on hoped that the competitors will not be in'ertered with by owners of pleasure craft e-.ery time a race takes place. The per- I tormance of the Iron Duke in finishing I intirln was very satisfactory, especially as I 10 e ft a. very bad start. Another new j 1 oat the Lois—sailed her maiden race on i Maturday. but did not put up a very good j showing. She certainly started last, but j . nly managed to finish in the eighth posi- | t -u. The winner turned up in Idler, with 1 Ola 111. second Edna, third, and Iron I Dike fourth. It is the intention of His j Kueiler.iy to race the Iron Duke in several of the other clubs, and when he gets more j accustomed to her and also to the harbour currants, she should have a number of wins | '„< her credit before the end of the season. The question of handicapping was dis- | cussed at the annual meeting of the Auck- j land Anniversary Regatta Committee last j week. Owing to the difference in size and I type among boats racing in Auckland it ! was thought better results could be ob- ' tamed it handicappers with special know- ! ledge of th« various types of boats were ' • poointed I;r each class. The suggestion j was adopted, three sets of handicappers j being appointed-one for keelers, one for : mullet boats, and one for 18ft. boats and under. In addition to these handicappers a committee was appointed to deal with the launches. The complaint made by the owner of the U looter Ola, 111. against the Meteor for fouling him on the starboard tack in a. Serent race held by the Victoria Cruising ! i luo. was dealt withi by the Sailing Committee last week As the foul, which was ! proved, did not affect the result of the race the committee resolved to censure the owner ot the Meteor and advised him to make tumselt better acquainted with the " ruJe of the- road. The Sailing Committee also ,i* a o P a >P l *if<* bom the owner of the Thistle against the owner of the Dorotay for an alleged foul. After hearinev:aence the committee decided to dismiss the complaint, regarding it as trivial. The racing season has now been suspended owing to the Christmas and New Tear holidays and will be resumed on January 8 W hen the Victoria Cruising Club will hold its annual regatta. Inlh E ? aj °f ity of «{• .»«ohl» and launches Intend leaving on their annual cruise tomorrow evening. A large number of the yachts will rruiso as far aa Russell, while others will make tor Whangaroa. Among }?*J ,0 » B hat , T ,tend ? oms are Wai v?sif't)S a « en *-' T ° r M nSl^ and Ile *" Ida wil Barner. the Mercury Islands, end grobably Tauranga. The smaller yachtsa and most of the launches will spend the The keel yacht Gloriana. which w» week during tsTTT °? X °, rth Head Srt ™ « i ? % , nort h-east gale, was raised fo, A n X* V -u n lamination it wis found that she had not sustained any serf otrs da-mage, and will leave on her Christ" n*a_s cr-nr-e to-morrow. 7-Lu ? a 4 ln f x Committee of the Royal New against the! Meteor w L nero f &??™%