YACHTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18275, 16 December 1922, Page 12

YACHTING.

POWER BOAT ASSOCIATION.

HARBOUR RACES. The New Zealand Power Boat Association AK General handicap this afternoon, and also a raoe for the red ?J a **' fn ,i o -,. ._ The course for both evento is as follows. tn startinfi line, once round. All HiarKs ex ceptthat °n no'rth side of finishing line are to b«i kept on the port hand. Tha general handicap will start at 2.45 p.m the entries and b «S£ ek ? follows:— Fleetwing. scr; Surf. 9m; Bflleka, 10m Adelaide, 12in 10s; Wailani, l*m 455. L^ M bi 6 ats 14 t"kfn1>rt t in th. *«£»* >»& dieap will also start in tne red djy at 3 30 pm , the. handicaps being declared at. tno finish of the, general handicap. classes :-Urtder 20 knots under 12 knots, under 9 knots, and under 8 knots. The offioers for the day are--Messrs. F. Chapman, 'B. L. Buchanan, and A. J. Colhngs.

VICTORIA CRUISING CLUB.

CRUISING AND HARBOUR RACES. The Victoria Cruising Club will hold « eeneral hardioap for the Mackay Memorial Shield to Awawa Bay. Waiheke this afternoon for th«. larger yachts, and races for the smaller classes, which will also engage in general handicaps Large entries h*ve B been revived for all clu.ee .*°*j££ keen racing is anticipated. All the events will start off St. Mary's Bay. between the dredge Maui and the eastern pile beacon. In tEe evening t. social and danc«> will bo held in Gordon's hall Awaroa An orchestra has been specially engaged. f*d arrangements have also been made, for vocal 1 The entries and handicaps, together with the racing details, are as follows:--Mackay Memorial Shield.—To start at 245 p.m. Course: From starting line direct to Awaroa Bay, keeping outside Brown's Island beacon, and finishing between Look-out Point and launch moored south-past. Queeaio, on wind sci. ott wind scr- Waitore. 2m, scr; Vanitie, «n, 80r; Starlight, 6m. 2m: Celox, 10m. 6m: Wairiki, 15m, 4m; Kotnre, 18m, 6m: Eama, 12m. im : Yum Yum, 18m, 8m Valeria. 16m, 10m : Iris, 22m. :i6m; Awatere, 24m, 16m; Mistletoe, 29m, 20m; Mermin, 30m, 20m: Mowai, 32m, 17m; Winifred, 36m. 18m: Hilda, 36m. 18m; Gladdie. 38m. 19m; Gloaming. 46m, 21m; Mona, 60m, 25m.

THE HARBOUR RACES. 1G and 18 Footers.—To start at ? p.m. Course: From etarting line, thence round mark below Watchman on starboard, thence round mark in Shoal Bay. on starboard, thence round mark off tide deflector on starboard, to starting line; twice round:— Secret. Millicent, Wizard, scr: Champagne, Leveret, lm; Ben Bolt, Sea Egg. Mascotte, sm; Namu. 6m: Toss Up Him; Pixie. 13m; Atangatai. 14im: Swiftsure, 19m: Dinkum, 20m: Lancia, 22m: Phoebe, 24Jm: Tiri, 2fim; Foam, 30m; Fleetwing, 41m: Tiger, :38m. 14-Footers.—To start at 3.10 p.m. Course: Sama aa 18-footars:—Cupid, sor: Sea Spook, Iron Duke. Joan, Sea Breeze, Sea King, lm; Sea Sprite, Early Dawn. Seamew, Betty, 2m- ISyrin.. Viper. Arawa. Meteor, Rangi. 3m;.Sea Nymph. Sea Hawk, 4m; Edna, 6m: Sean**™, Sea Bubble. 6m; Sea Imn, 7rn • Sea ElfiCarlad, Continuance, 8m; Eileen B, Ola W. 9m; Aotea. Rover. 10m i Omaki. 11m: Rex, Hapuka, 12m; Banjo, Anita, 14m. Launch Race.—To start at 2.30 p.m.; soaleid Marion D.. lone, Countess. Ngarama. Course: Same as cruising race.

The officers for the day are:—Starter,, Mr. A. Beacon- judge and timekeepers for cruising races. Messrs. T. L. Thompson. W Tjttir.g. and J. Keegan: judge and timekeepers for harbour races. Msssrs. P. Boonetta; E r # nffit^s - *nd W. Matthews. Tho. start of tho 14-footers may be delayed for a few minutes to enable Iron Duke and Joaa, which are competine in the SandeTS tup trials, to race in this event also.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. The weather conditions lust Saturday were perfect, for the first of the tri*l races in connection with the selection of & boat to represent Auckland in the race for the Utt championship of New Zealand. The Bona, the winner, tad matters pretty well her own ' viay when tho boats hauled on the wind, j and though she did not run quite as fast ; as Iron Duke and Joan, the issue was never m doubt. Judging by her past and present performances the selectors should not have any d.fncuhy in coming to their decision lbe second trial race will take place this afternoon over a triangular course. Ihe race will start off King's TCharf. between the wharf and launch Winsome moored north, The boats will then go round Sandspit beacon or Bastion light beacon as directed, and back io the starting Jl V„ The B !"? * 111 , b « at 3.30 p.m., and the tare contestants. Iron Duke. Roua, and tipns. Ihe trials will be under the sunerKrfW A f ¥i eBBrS - J - ?. Johnston EP J, Thl' &UPV!?™ 1 ' and A. Wilkinson. •twu„j v 8 u^ ka i! K part ln th e Royal New M Y R fl a c , ht Squadrons' 5 W neraf handT cap last Saturday made a fine sight m they ran down the harbour before a good westerly breeze ten .keelers faced 0 etarter. among them being tho Rawene and the lorangi which were flying their racing Hags tor the first time since the 1920-21 season The race was an interesting ont • Kn P n B f Cia i ly^betwe * n x Eaweneand loraneu The til the Bastion light waa reached on the second round, where lorangi stood too far .inshore and got on the Ixiak Rfcvene finished first, lm 46s ahead of Victory? which | beat Moaua over the line by the narrow i margin of 10 seconds. The race, on time ] «i OW x a 1 co -' wa " ™ on ** Waione by 34 seconds, j Scout being second, and Lady Wilma third Ihe squadron has made tho following alterations m its racinj fixtures:—January 27, harbour race (general handicap), for j second-class yachts only. Febuary 3, race for 14ft. one-design class, for youth* under i jeiHco rs " pr oup p 1 * fe y d I m T u°x 01 ' ol 'x t] J e Ponsonby Cruising | Club to handicap its boats in oruising races ion the morning of the race, ha a not found favour among boat owners. The main object of declaring the handicaps on Saturday morning was to give the handicaphers a better idea of what the weather wasHkely to be. and thus handicap the boats accordlngly On Saturday last, however, thit. knowledge did not appear to help the handienppers to any great extent. Take, for instance, the 26.t mullet boat class. Generally speaking there is not very much dif♦°h* a w x 3 * **A V° twe<!n ■«<* boats as the Waiters 11., Colox, Sadie. Starlight isxna. .and even the Kotare. On Saturday the winner. Eema, was allowed a start 6 i ßCratc £ (Waitere IT which finished only a little over a minute before her rival while the second boat* fotare. with a handicap of Sim, actuallv beat Waitere JX across the finishing fine by 395. The third boat. Mistletoe with a of finished 9m 61s afterthe scratch boat. In the 20ft and 22ft claaseV winch raced. together, the Hildafthe wuanTr with a handicap of 10m was the firstbokt W m lh- *? tils however, the scratch boat did not start, but even so. \ , nSSbei of boats which were aeked to allow the Hilda time finished after her. In the keei class the Co onist. which was 30 seconds* )5 te i« m 'Irt?*' waa a handxcatJ of 18m off the scratch boat, Queenie and finished. only 4m 7s after the latter Koterrmg to the handicaps, a correspondent writes complaining that no provision wae Xl%w B ? tur , da y for owners to ascertain of the sport he suggests that, ehould the club decide to still handicap on the day of W* ra^ e -, a " a ngementß should be made to have the handicaps posted up in a prominent place m the morning. prominent Matters tire well forward in connection vnth the holding of the Tauranga annua* regatta. Tho. programme fe the greatest effort of its kind ever attempted in the Bay of Plenty, and compares more than favourably with any m the Dominion. All told the committer will be paying out about £200 in prize-money. The arrangements of the B? 1 ?. challenge cup race are in the hands of the Royal Ivew Zealand Yacht Squadron. The race will start m Auckland at 8 p.m. on the Saturday before Xmas. and large entriea are expected. Besides the winner ho'dln™ the challenge cup for the year, he will nlgo | be presented with a handsome miniature of I h he . CU P „<"«! a special flag presented by j Captain G. Faulkiner. Seventy-five per cent of the entrance money goes to the second boat, and 25 per cent, to the third. The Ngapuhi will make a speciajl trip from Auckland to Tauranga, leaving here on Boring ni3ht and returning after the regatta Tho cup is now on exhibition in Queen Street. The Rußsell Regatta Club has issued its programme for the annual regatta, which takes place on Wednesday, December 27. The events include racee for keel ■ yachts, centre-beard boats, 14ft one-design clasa (first prise, £10), 14ft open does, launches, auxiliaries, and numerous rowing , and ewimming races. Arrangements have ' been mao'e with the Northern Company tc 1 convey 14ft boats from Auckland to Russell and bark at a very reasonable figure. Boats should be despatched on either December IS or December 20. In addition to the usual 1 programme, the olnb will also hold an ocean Jraaei fox yachts troxp, Auckland to BbmsJl