YACHTING RACES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18890, 12 December 1924, Page 14

YACHTING RACES.

AKARANA YAOHT CLUB. .. - CRUISING AND HARBOUR EVENTS. The Akarana Yacht Club will hold a series of cruising and harbour raced tomorrow afternoon. The keel yachts, j 26ft., 22ft., 20ft., 18ft, (class V) and j ! 16ft. classes will race to Awaroa Bay, j SWaiheke, while classes M, T, X and Y j Will race over harbour courses. All tho races will start between the j eastern end of King's Wharf and the j launch Speedwell moored north. In the evening a social and dance will be held in Gordon's Hall. The club's orchestra, under the leadership of Mr. P. Payne and a number of artists, will ;.. '<. supply the musical programme. Among the various harbour events is a race for the American-designed, Star class. One of the' boats, the June, has already been launched and an effort is being made to get the Ola V. afloat today, in which case these two boats will be" seen racing. The third boat, tho Moa, is not yet completed. The officials in charge of the racing will be:—Starter: Mr. W. A. Wilkinson; timekeeper: Mr, G. E. Laycock; judge ' for harbour races, Mr. W. A. Wilkinson; I judge for cruising races, Mr. G. Millor. * The courses, entnea and handicaps are as follow:— Classes V and \l to start at 2.35 p.m. Course. —From starting line thence direct to Awaroa Bay, finishing off Lookout Point,, between launch Tenia and end of wharf, observing . Sandspit, Bean Rock and Brown's Island Beacon. Mysti;, on the wind, scr., off the wind scr j Wild Wave, 4m and sm; Namu, 9m and sm; Rival, 14m and 9m; Sea Sleigh, 14m and 9m; Colleen, 22m and IQ£m; Gannett, 23m and 12m; Muru, 23m and 14m. Surprise —- . Class N, to start at 2.40 p.m. Course same as V and S classes.—Winifred, on the wind scr, off the wind, scr; Wairere, 2m and scr; Gloaming, 5m and Em; Ngawa, 7m and 4m; Waiapu, 9m and 4m; Lorna, 12m and 7m. Class L, to start at 2.40 p.m. Course same as V and S classes.—Marie, on tiie wind scr, off the wind, scr; Venus, Bcr and lm: Rakoa, 1m and lm; Huia, 2m and 2m; Lucille, 4m and 2m; Lovelight, 7m and 3m; Mowai, 7m and 4m; Ngaru It, 7m and 4m; Forest Gold, 8m and 4m; Rahiri, 8m and 4m; Daphne, 13m and 7m. Class M, to start at 2.45 p.m. Course. —From starting lir..e, thence round Bastion Beacon, thence round Sandspit Beacon, back to starting line; twice round.—Mawhiti, Mollie, Matarere, Maroro. all scr. This event is being sailed m conjunction with the squadron, and will be started from the tower on King's Wharf. \ Star class, to start at 2.45 p.m. Course same as class M.—June, scr; Ola V scr. Class H, to start at 2.53 p.m. Course • same as classes V and S. —Sadie, on the wind scr, off the wind, lm; Waitere 11.. lm and scr; Celox, 6m and 4m; Spray, 3m and 3m; Awatere, 8m and 3m; Cora, 10m and 4m; Valkyrie, 10m and 4m; Kotare, 10m and 2m. Classes C and E, to st.wt at 3.1 p.m. Course same as classes V and S.— Speedwell, on the wind scr, off the wind, str; Delville, ?cr. and 6m; Wairiki, 2m and scr; Maybell, 25m and 0m; Naiad, 25m and 10m; Cynthia, 26m and 18m; Constance, 27m and' 13m; Daisv, 30m and 16m. Class T, to start at 3.9 p.m. Course. — From starting line, thence round Resolution, thence round Sandspit, to starting line.; twice round. If white flag is displayed boats go first to Sandbpit; if blue first to Resolution.—Kismet, scr; Marie, 3m; Ngaio,. 4m; Viper, 6ijm; 12m; Tui, 15m; Aotea, 17m; Vera, 22m. I Class Y, to start at 3.17 p.m. Course same as for class T. —Sea Gnom-3, scr; Sea Nymph, Bronzewing, 2£m; Sea Crest, s£m; Sea Dawn, Bm. Class X, to start at 3.30 p.m. Course same as for class T. —Rona, scr; Queen March, scr; Joan, lm; Iron Duke, 2m; Desert Gold, 34m; Idler, 4m. In the V and S class cruising race, idinghies are optional, but all craft must carry cruising gear and life-saving equipment. . ™___—,———————