YACHTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20827, 20 March 1931, Page 9

YACHTING.

COMBINED CLUBS' EVENTS.

CRUISING AND' HARBOUR RACES.

DECLARATION OF HANDICAPS. Combined harbour and cruising races will be held by the Akarnna Yacht Club and the Victoria Cruising Club to-morrow afternoon. Tho keel'yachts,' mullet boats and launchefl will race to Matiatia, and the smaller classes will compete over a harbour course. All races will start off King's Wharf, the starting lino being between the wharf and a buoy moored north. Tho course for tho criiising races, is from starting lino, direct to Matiatia, observing Sandspit beacon, Bean rock lighthouse and Brown's Island beacon, finishing between south-west point of tho bay and tho launch Pal o' Mino moored north. Tho course for the harbour races is from starting lino, tllence round Sandspit beacon, thence round Resolution buoy, thence round the outer mark of starting line, twice round, keeping all marks on starboard. This course may bo reversed, in which caeo marks must bo passed on port. Tho starting times are as follows; Keel yachts. 2.30 p.m.; II and I classes, 2.38 p.m.; L and N classes, 2.46 p.m.; launches, 2.54 p.m.; M class, 3.2 p.m.; V and S classes, 3.10 p.m.; T X and Y classes, 3.18 p.m. The entries and handicaps are as follows : AKARANA YACHT CLUB. Keel Yachts.—Entries: Waione, Windward, lona, Maybelle, Janet, Iris, Mahaki, Speedwell, Wairiki. The handicaps will be declared to-morrow. * H Class.—Starlight, on wind scr, off wind lm; Omatere, 2m, scr; Cclox, Bm, 2m; Awatere, 7m, lm; Why Not, 10m, 3m.. L and N Classes.—Marie, on wind scr. off wind scr; Valeria, scr, 30s; Doreen. 4m, 2m; Wairere, 10m, 41m; Waiapu, 12m, 6Jm; Mowni. 13m, Gm; Huia, 16m, 10m. Launches.—Entries: Crusader, Kenya, Rarnona, Nyria, Diorie, Odavia S. The handicaps will be declared to-day. M Class.—Manene, Manu, Mawliiti, Maratia, all scr. V and S Clneses.—Raaui, acr; Bungaree, GJm; Waitoa. 12Jm. T, X rfnd Y Classes.—Lois, scr; Fay, 2Jm; Sybila, 3Jm; Jupiter, 4im; Betty, 8m; Sea Pixie, 9}m; Muritai, 10m; Vera, 20m; Hnpuka, 23m. The following ontriea have been received for the club's championship race for 14ft. boat's.—Lois, Sybila. VICTORIA CRUISING CLUB. Launches.—Crusader, scr; Nyria, 16m; Togo, 17m 30s; Namoi, 20m; Yvonne, 24m 30s; Marua, 26m; Morveen, 50m; Young Zealandia, 55m. H Class.—Starloch, on wind scr, off wind scr; Starlight, scr, 2m 80b; Spray, 4m, scr; Omatero, 4m, 2m; Awatere, 6m, 3m; Why Not, 18m. 10m L and N Classes.—Mario, on wind 30s, off wind scr; Valeria, scr, scr; Wairere, 7m, 3m 30s; Otir.a, 7m, 6m; Mowai, 12m, sm; Malua, 13m, sm; Motariki, 15m, Bm. V and S Classes.—Wild Wave, scr; Avro, scr; Sceptre, 3m: Leverett, 6m: Ben Bolt, 13m; Swiftsure, 16m. T, X and Y Classes.—Lois, scr; Fay, lm; Sybilla, sm; Sea Pixie. 10m; Meteor, 14m; Rita T., 30m. The officials in charge of the racing will be as follows:—Starter, Mr. 0- Johnson; judge harbour races. Mr. E. Griffiths: timekeeper, Mr. T. McKnight; recorder, Mr. G. E. Laycock; judge harbour races, Mr. L. A. Tercel; time-keeper, Mr. W. Walsh. MANUKAU CRUISING CLUB, RACES TO CORNWALLIS. The Manukau Cruising Club's cruising races to Cornwallis, which were postponed last Saturday oiving to "the death of Mr. W. Wright, will be held to-morrow afternoon. The races for yachts and motorioatSj will both stprt to a flying start on No 2 course, start between end of main wharf and Mangere ChurcH. The yachts will start at 2.15 o'clock and the motorboat b at 3.15 o'clock. ' The finishing time limit is sunset. . . Following are the entries and handicaps for the yachts:—Sylvia, on wind scr. off wind sm: Diono.. 3m, scr; Myra, 3m, scr;, Sea Horso. 10m, 9m (no extras); Lois, 9m, 3m: Aoma. 14m 3m (dinghy); Sea Gnome, 15m. Gm; Daphne, Nyria, 23m. 9m; Rahir) 11., 29m, 15m: Sea Toiler. 45m. 18m; Wild Wave, 47m, 20m; Janet, 52m, 20m; Almira, 52m, 35m; Shirley, 58m, _ 40m (no extras). Following are the entries and handicaps for the mokir-boats: —Miss Manukau, scr; Surprise. 17m; Karma, 34m; Rainbow, 40m; Miss Millie. 43m: Regal. 44m;, Hinemca. 141 m: Mermaid. Almora, 45m: Cremorne, 49Jm; Lucinda, 57m: Grace, R4m. The officials in charge of tho racing will be:—Starter, Mr. J. Keegnn; assistantstarter, Mr. T. E. Smith: timekeepers at Cornwallis, Messrs. R. Inglis and J. C. Sibbin. . , A model yacht race will be held in the basin.