Yachting

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7967, 25 November 1911, Page 17

Yachting

(By "Staysail.") ASTIRT will bo made this afternoon with the Rort iSicholsuii \aclu <Jlub*6 racing programme, wneu -races for hrst amt second-claiv* yachts will take place. Owing to the Koiokoio buo\ not being ready to place in position the JSo. 1 course will «o uoauiUmed in favour of .No. 2. The _ lattv-r course i» from Civile quay wharf to anil arouna lue doipain in Kvans Bay, thence to and. around Hope bnoal Buoy and back to the starting line. Suiting* masters should take particular notice that any boat passing between tno vihore aim Boiut jcrningham .buoy will be disqualified; also that all yachts must carry a rectangular distinguishing hag. The starter, judge, and timekeeper of the B.IS.IMJ. candidly mimas that “patience is. a virtue,'" but he also says that “there is a limit to every man* pauence," and las grievance' in mat me nmo allowed for boats crossing ihe line is too lace. The wrnxT is oa tne same opinion. Tills year 7 o'clock, X>ius time allowance, is me finishing' time, and “cdaysair' contends, wim mo gentleman mentioned, that invanauly wiien the wind drops to a calm on baturclays it is in tiie vicinity of h.iVJ or U o'ciocK, and it is hardly ran :or the judge to wait on tinul alter 7 o’clock in the hope of a boat drifting across the hue bexoro that time.

1 notice that tho ‘Port Nicholson Motor Boat Club wore to open their racing last Saturday afternoon. X mao .node© that the rqce sec down for that afternoon did not come off. \V hat is the cause? \VTiy the postponement oi the race? Nobody seems to know. At anyrato th© secretary or tho club was unable to offer any explanation to

"Staysail." This seems a bad slat© of uflairs and it i* to be hoped that th© members of the P.N.M.B.C. are nof seriously thinking of transicrriug their launches from the oft-times turbulent waters of Tort Nichqison to th© more placid waters of th© lagoon at Newtown Turk.

Most of th© yachts spent last Sunday at Scorching Bay, th© following being in tho vicinity ; Rawenc, Ethel, -Siren, Tan* garoa, Muhaki, Akalea, Venus, Trixy, Ilona. Kotiri, and Whit© Heather. Tho launches in tho bay wore Naomi 111., Scotia, and Mr 11. Smith’s launch. Th© Mahina went tin to Korokoro on Sunday and towed tho club's buoy to th© boat harbour for overhaul and painting.

Mr Hollands launch Awanui is back in tho boat harbour after being on the slip undergoing repairs suffered by coming into collision with' tho Kona. No doubt tiiis news will bo welcomed by To Kuril Social Cruising Club, as Mr Holland so far is the only launch owner who is a member of tho new club, and ho is always there on Saturday nights and is always pleased to pass a lino for a tow when necessary. Tho commit i-eo of the Port Nicholson Yacht Club have received a letter from Professor Scott, of Christchurch, inquiring if the club nad any races on this season's programme in . which ho could compete with hie .well-known, yacht Yvonne. Tho secretary is replying to tho effect that tho Anniversary Hay programme will contain races which should suit Professor Scott. Tho Wellington Cruising Yaclit Club has drawn up tho following programme for the season; November 26th. —A Picnic. ’ I. December 2nd.—Handicap .Race. • ■ • December 16th.—Handicap Race. January 27th.—Handicap Pace.

March 2nd.—Handicap Race. March 16th. —Handicap Race, Easter.—Outside Race to South Island.