A RAW A SAILING CLUB.

New Zealand Mail, 15 February 1900, Page 44

A RAW A SAILING CLUB.

ANOTHER YACHT CAPSIZED. The Arawa Sailing Club continued its season’s racing on Saturday afternoon, when the first heat for the Highot Challenge Cup, at present held l*y Mr A. H. Turnbull’s Al.ru, was got off under somewhat exciting circnmstances. Tlie boats started in a fine full-sail southerly breeze, but just as the half-raters were completing the first round, one of the most severe squalls ever experienced in club races swept down the harbour. The signal to finish the race on the first round was hoisted by the officer in charge of the racing, but owing to the usual position ou tlie Queen’s wharf being obscured by a large steamer berthed thereat. this was done from the railway wharf,, J and was ' not observed by tho boats’ crews, only tlie Mini returning to her moorings. The race was therefore continued, and resulted as follows: Arawa, 41ir 47min 28sec. 1; Rurii,.4hr 'Bmin lOsee. 2 ; Dauntless. 4hr 59mui 20sec, 3. Mr C. McAr.ally, the wellknown, oarsman and representative footballer, one of the crew rf the Dauntless, whs swept off the deck of that boat in the squall, and was picked up with difficulty. The fourteen-footers (a slower class than the half-raters) met the squall off Point Jerningliam. The Revns lieadsail was blow nto ribbons, but was speedily replaced, but shortly after the new sail was hoisted the sheets cairiw away, and whilst flapping, the foot « tlie jib enugbt ir. a cleat on the dec and. held it. While in this perilous condition a squall caught -the little and laid her over on her beam en • She promptly filled, but while m t act of sinking, a cool-headed to pass out the ballast bags was . most successfully performed by 3“ ' Highet, who managed to get ? . half the ballast out before s^e ,. altogether. His companions, Gordon and Inglefield. being s swimmers, struck out for the 5 ' Those on the Moana observed tfl ciclent, and gave the alarm, to . other vachts, wlio at once made the spot. Inglefield was l escu ,- M the Alay (Mr Bucliolz), Gordon V ‘ Moana (Air Bramley) and Higl, l , the Alaroro, which was being a® n , t . his brother. 411 three were ed, and experienced twinges, whilst m the water. ur „ ar . who is a Sydney yachtsman, « H tiallv insensible when picked II P May.