YACHTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19122, 14 September 1925, Page 12

YACHTING.

ROYAL YACHt SQUADRON. The Royal Now Zealand Yacht Squadron will hold its 54th annual meeting in the olubrooms on September 25. The annual report states that the membership now stands at 312 town members, 105 country, 11 life, 51 absentee, and 8 juniors, a total of 487, being an increase of e'ight for the year. Good entries v(ere received for the club's racing fixtures, the clean race being marked by the fine performance of Moana. The 18ft. restricted class, formed by the squadron two years ego, provided the keenest racing ever _ seen in the club's career. Two ' additional boats had been built during the winter, and, with six boats, the class should be more popular than ever. During the visit of yachtsmen from the other centres for the Sanders Cup contest in February, the allocation of the Tasmun Cup, presented to the squadron by Sir Joseph Ward was discussed, and it was decided to allocate the cup to the six metro claßs, which now awaited the assistance- of yachtsmen to build and set the clafcs going. The late patron, Earl .Tellicpo, unveiled the squadron'B war memorial last year, tne proceedings being attended by a large number of members, and the ceremony was performed with the solemnity due the occasion, Earl, Jellicoe, before leaving the Dominion, was elected an honorary life member. * ; Sir Charles Fergusson had consented to accept the office of patron of the club. He was a keen yachtsman, and had intimated his desire to actively participate in the sport, and had presented a cup for competition between the sctuadron yachts. The squadron commenced the • year with a oredit balance of £Bl Bb, atod ended with a oredit of £206 13s 2d. During the year £25 was pxacod to the ( reserve fund, and £67 spent on refurnishing. The bum of £'MO was also repaid to '.he reserve fnnd, which was borrowed from the reserve fund t" assist in building the slipway. The slipway was now occupied to full capacity. 35 boats, being in winter quarters. - The classification of yachts into classes and racing in these classes was now the accepted means of producing, the best contests. This idea had been slow in coming to New Zealand, but with the advent of the 14ft. class and other small classes in Auckland, it was now firmly established.