YACHTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18224, 18 October 1922, Page 6

YACHTING.

FIXTURES FOR THE SEASON.

SANDERS CUP RACE JANUARY 20. Arrangements for the official opening 0 f the season in Aucislanu, which takes placo on baturday, iNovetuoer 11, made by the Auckland. Yacht and iloior Boat Aecociation last, evening. The function will take the iorm of a. combined cruistns. race tor the larger boats to Matiatia-, W aiheke, and harbour races for open boats, kach club will declare its own handicape, and provide its own prizes. lh« boata taking part in the cruising race will start off the King s Wharf and proceed round a mark off Ivorthcoto, thence direct to Matiatia. The keel boats will etart at 2.80 p.m., the centreboard at 2.40 p.m., tha launches at 260 p.m. The email boat cisussM will start from 3 to 3.30 p.m. and will race over harbour course®. Memrs. A. Deacon and P. Boonstra will act aa starters for all events, and Mr. E. J. Kelly as judge and timekeeper for tbe cruising race. The time# for the harbour events will be taken by Mr W. A. Wilkinson, who will aleo act aj judere. Tlie following dates were allotted to the various yacht and launch clubs affiliated to the association for the romainder of their rcing season:— . . . November 18—Victoria Cruising Club. November 25—N.Z.P.A. and Ponsfobj Cruising Club, cruieing races. December 2—Akarana Yacht Club, crtiieiig race to Awaroa Bay. December 9— Royal N.Z. Yacht Squadron, harbour races. December 16 —N.Z.P.B.A. and Victoria Crnieing Club, harbour races. <• December 23—Start of ocean race to Tau. ranja. January 13 —Akarana Ynclit Club, tic* round Waiheke: N.Z.P.B.A. January 20—Victoria Cruising Club, race to Homo Bay and harbour races for small boats; Ponsonby Cruising Club, cruising race. January 27— Royal N.Z. Yacht Squadron and N.Z.P.8.A., harbour races. Jannory 30—First race for the Sandtta Memorial Cup. February 3—Royal N.Z. Yacht Scnadron, harbour races. February 10—Akarana Yacht Club. February 17—Takamnia Boating Club ami N.Z.P.8.A., harbour Taces. February 91—Northcofe Regatta. March 3—PonsonW Cruising Club, annual regatta, and Royal N.Z. Yacht Squad-ii-ron, ocean race. March HO—Carnivnl W^ek. March 17—Royal N.Z. Yacbt SounHr^n: Victoria _ Cruising Club, regatta: N.Z.P.B.A. cruising race. March 9A—Akfroa Yacht Club, cruising rata to Cowes Bay. March 81—Cowes Bav Regatta. April 7—Ponsonby Cruising Clu]j, harbour races. .• April 14—Victoria Cruising CTub, harbour ?'■ races. April 21—Final combined cruising race of nil clubi. April 28—Victoria Cruising Club, open data. V