YACHT RACING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20229, 13 April 1929, Page 16

YACHT RACING.

COMBINED CLUB EVENTS. CRUISING RACE TO MATIATIA. Two races will be held by the Royal New • Zealand Yacht Squadron, in coniunction with the Devonport iacht Llub to-day. Keel yachts will start off King s Wharf and will race to Matiatia, finishing between northern end of Matiatia Bay and mark boat.- The M class will start and finish off Victoria Wharf, Devonport. The entries are as follows:—Keel yachts to start, at 2.30: Ariki, Thelma, Waitangi, ' Nga Toa. loraiigi, Prize, Moana, Kotiri, Waione, Windward, Delville. M class, to start at 3, off Victoria Wharf, course same as Devonport Yacht Club Manene, Maroro, Mawhiti, Matarere, Maratea and Maia, all scratch. 'The officers for the day will be appointed from the sailing committee. Handicaps will he posted in the clubhouse at 11 o'clock this morning. DEVONPORT YACHT CLUB. ENTRIES AND HANDICAPS. The/Devonport Yacht Club will hold n series of cruising and harbour races todav. Entries are satisfactory and some keen racing is anticipated. The keel yachts and M class yachts will race in conjunction with the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. The keel yachts will start off King's Wharf and race to Matiatia while all the smaller classes will start and finish off Victoria Wharf. Devonport. Following are the entries and handicaps: — „ , Keel yachts, to start off Kings Wharf at 2.30. Entrieslorangi, Ilex, Kotiri, Nga Toa, Waitangi. Ariki, Thelma, Prize, Wa-'one, Windward. Delville arid Eulalie Handicaps will be declared to-day and posted at acht Squadron rooms. Course: From starting line, direct to' Matiatia. keeping channel side of Sandspit and Bean Rock, finishing off Matiatia. between northern end of bay and mark boat. Star class, to start at 2.30, off Victoria- Wharf.—Course: Starting between eastern end of "V ictoria V harf and mark boat moored south, round Bastion beacon on port, fhence round white light buoy on port, thence round Resolution buoy on starboard, thence round mark off Stanley Bay on .starboard, thence found mark off starting line, thence round Resolution. 1 hence round mark off Stanley Bay. finishing at starting line. Entries:—Ola TV., Moa. June. 11. L and N class, to start at 2.45. Course: From starting lino off Victoria "Wharf, direct (o Matiatia. no fairway marks need be observed Handicaps are: Starloch, on wind s'rr. off wind scr; Celox. 2m. )!/:n: Pakoa. 4m. 4m: Venus. 6m, 4m: Lucille. 6m. 4m: Kokiri. 9m, sm: Wairero. 12m. Rm ; Wairua. 17m. 9in ; "M:.lua. 17m Sin. M class, to start at 3. Course: Same ns Star class. Maroro. Manene. Maia, M . itea. Ma!arere and Mawhiti. V rid S classes, to start at 310 CourAe: Fame as Star dn«s Drone scr. Magic Fiin. Rent re 6m Ibmgatira 10m. Desdemona'lOm Waitui 13m. T. X and Y class.- To start at 3.20. Course: From starting line off Victoria Wharf, round Sandspit. thence round Resolution buoy. < hence round mark off Stanley Bay. to starting line, twice round, keeping all marks on starboard. Shalimar scr. Kismet 1m Ramona 2m. Joan 2), m, Romp 3m. Si'.-i Da.vr. 7m. Malbelle 9m. <>i 16m. Seven-footers, to start 3.25 p.m.—Post entries Course to be arranged. ' MTicers for the day aie as follows :- Startei. Mr. W. A. Wilkinson; timekeeper and judge at Matiatia, Mr. E. Mann.