YACHTING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21716, 3 February 1934, Page 9

YACHTING

TAMAKI CLUB'S EVENTS •RACES' FOR SMALL CLASSES ' The Tamaki Yacht Club will hold its third series of races' for the small classes off Kohimarama wharf this afternoon. Owing to four of tho club boats competing in tho challenge teams race between the M and V class, the V class has been combined With the S class. For the convenience of the owners of the Z class, who would be i unable to reach the starting point in time, a launch will pick up boats' of this class off the King's Wharf .at 2.30 p.m.. and tow them to Kohimarama. The courses and handicaps are as follows : V and S Classes.—To start at 3.10 r.m.; From starting line, of! Kohimarnnla wharf, thence round mark buoy of! St. Heliers Bay (port), thence round white light buoy in Rangitoto Channel (port), thenco round Bastion Light beacon (port), to starting line, once round. Surprise, Drone, scr; Mystic, 2m; Namu, Gm: Mistral, 8m; Aotea. 11m; Clio. 12m; Lancia, 15m; Marlene 20m. T fvntl X Classes.—To start at 3.18 p.m.; Course, same as that for y and S Classes. , Ailoen, Bcr; Valet, 2m; Kismet', Bamonn. 4m; Rangi,- CtiK Bona M.. 7m; Ace. Meteor, 9m; Maile. 10m; Swiftsure, 12m; Tui, 13m; Janet. 15m; Cariad, lGm. , Y Class.—To start at 3.2G p.m. Course, same as that for V and S classes. Baider, > scr; Demon, Itn; Jupiter, Opah, sm; Aloha, ]\ea r Cm; Sea Brteze, 8m; Goldie, 10m; Sea Jsymph, 18m. . Z Class.—To start nt 3.32 p.m.: From starting line off Kohimarama wharf, round njtrk buoy oft St. Heliers .(port), thence nbrth side' of Bean Bock, thence' round Bastion Light beacon (port), to starting line, once round. Me Too, scr; Benny, 3m; lolanthe. 4ih; Tamaki, 8m; Teri, Yuan Me, . 10m. and post entries. , " Vi'akatere Class.—To start at 3.38 p.m. Course, came as that for Z class. Winooka, " "VVakanui, Wishwynne and post, entries. The o Fleers of the day are:—Starter. Mr. W. A\ Wilkinson; judge, Mr. B. E. Wool- , ley; timekeeper, Mr. E. P. Wild. ;./ MANUKAU CRUISING CLUB ' The Manukau Cruising Club will hold two championship rices this nfternoori for all N club boats. The first is for the McGahan . Cup for IG-footers and under, the entries iiicHiding the two champion 14-footevs Sea ' Gnome, and Sea King. This race starts at . 2.3(5 p.fn.'The open club championship for the Walter Denisba Cup will start at 2.45 A handicap race f6r all not competing in the championships will start at, 3 p.m. The entries are:—Aoma, scr; Marlene, 2m; ■ ilianui, 4m; Mystery 11., 4m; Sea Gnome, ■ sm; Merry Jest, 7Jm; Romance. Beremai, Sea King, 8m; Maranui, Miss Mack, 10m; i Frantic. 12m; Aloma, 13m; Wixie M.. 14m; Lone Star, 17m; Waiwurrie, 18m; Aomateu, • 19m; Elaine. 24m. > A race will be hold for launches, to be steered by ladies, at 3.5 p.m. Following are f the handicaps:—Surprise, scr; Cremorne, i 7Jm; Begal, 10m; Callie, 18m; Tavvera, i 20m; Almora, 22m; Doris, 33m; Grace, 3Gm; , Wolverine. 36m; Elrna, 42m. iKaces for model yachts will be held in I the basin. :' , WAKATERE BOATING CLUB The Wakntere Boating Club will hold its regatta during the week-end. The events to bo decided include One with lady skippers. novelty race, und handicap events for the Keates and Eagles Shields. The races will start and finish oft Narrow Neck, Devonport, at times to be decided. 1 . DESERT GOLD GONE SOUTH Tho well-known 14-footer Desert Gold, owned by Mv- W. A. Wilkinson, was ehipped to Bluff by the steamer. Waipiata on .January 29. Desert Gold Was built by Messrs, C. Bailey and Sons for Messrs. ! Patrick and Cloke and was the first of ' the 14ft. one-design boats to make her ap- ' pearance on the Waitemata. She represented Auckland in the contest fol" the Sanders ' Cup in 1922 at Dunedin. and succeeded in bringing the trophy back to Auckland. The ! following year Desert Gold took part in I fhe trials, but Bona proved too good for her, find was chosen as ' Auckland's repre- ' senlativo in tho 1923 contest. Since. then , Desert Gold has been a regular competitor in most of, tho club's rAceS for T and X classes. ' • ' ' Mr. Wilkinson said last evening that he had loaned the boat to a Southern yachtsman to compete in a regatta, and he expected it in about a week.