YACHTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20874, 14 November 1929, Page 4

YACHTING.

By Rudder. SATURDAY'S FIXTURES. . Several fixtures will claim the attention of boating men and followers of the on Saturday afternoon. The Vauxhall Power Boat and Sailing Club and the Leonards Aquatic' Club wilt hold their official openings, and it is expected that there will be a large attendance at each function. One of the principal attractions in the Upper Harbour will be the first of several trial races between the Jellicoe class boats for the purpose of selecting a boat and crew to represent Otago in the San- ? €r -5 contest to be sailed in Ancleand ‘ n February .The probable starters. 2W tr ' a .l ß .. w M.be Eileen, Kia Ora, Hither,-Wimfred,.and Squib. The first Wtl r aCe .v. between the Takapuna class boats for the purpose of selecting a crew P„£ ep P es , en * the province in the Cornwell Unnpr W CS I W,n aIB S be on the Upper Harbour on Saturday, afternoon. i he Colle ® n * the the Betty, the Suzette, and the iF bcre to keen com m S n T b t “ creWß of the comFifti 8 .Takapuna class boats, and some interesting races should be seen The C verv ß k°L the claM boata“are SS Jhonlri f '■ u d th:a year’s trial races Otavn vT* sh cl ose finishes The Hm-pE ‘^ acbt and Motor Boat Associafor Mr E Andrew’s ‘rt MatSl follow the trial races* Sv w*. s'l.” 0 b ( “‘ f » oral, -ffi O, „S “Sf'K manned by an. experienced crew T’,f fiSX ° e ' St seTEf

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL OPENING. joy able afternoon. Ths vip!«.,. uy v wore brief but the rSmar™f bThlfr registered'with the club made n fi be b u ats Th 4 e c? ec i. iany tha Colleen and thi^Pupukl' spent m ?ny who months in overhauling the craft Tho function. About 15 yachts of o ?, penni « bo e a r rd Pr n ent V°' nd aho t ™'' or fc d Tthe h n T- Th ° tl ? ree voces heldand enjoyable season. successful

CORNWELL CUP CONTEST well Cup contest on Otago Harbour 4 P l ' n . a , C ' ul > so mo weeks ago. The Auck. hmd body agreed to the request and tit So min ft r i T a TT^ S «e no “beS? hy the I^ttelton h “ei? e feHeS?2 *° n n j. st |J 10u r l d , l>e all interesting one. There K.ur fi l„J a ?rat in the har is

VAUXHALL POWER BOAT CLUB; an? D^ |' e ' d conjunction- with the official openSaturday afternoon, when three outboard and -one yacht event dO feet and under) will .-be held Tho when* tV 8 been fLTed for' December li! ' , the . programme will consist of a vnebt boat ’ ?i U n tb r aard raotor boat, and onJ.? C ,“J , r «, c o ( 18 feet and under). A fortnight (February 15 to March 1) hfs been set aside as a suitable time-to hold eVen'"S /aces. Quite a number O f Q S sbonW h K been su Sßcsted, some of which should be very amusing. On March 15 “ £ al - a l lay I 7 * 11 be he| d. and if there fs enmfi 16 ? 1 inducc ™ ent the committee will Mnreb Ct OQ rCgatt , a ;on that date. On f “ r , c " .29 several important- events will be decided. These will include a race between speed boats owned by members 51.% club r tbe C. W. Scll Mcmori” Shidd, a sailing event for the Vauihuli i up > and an outboard marathon race ■ The ADriM r 2 ,GS th?/ a ? W haa b -n fiW for nf Pr +i. 2 ’ u da / 3 Programme to consist of two yacht (one for Takapuna class boats and one.for all comers), all comers' launch, and outboard speed boat races. hv+L C fe b 1188I 188 b ?? n < I I ranted - Permission hj. the Harbour Board to erect a uliptbe “SC of outboard motor boat f f Tbe sl, P> however, will not be icady for use, on opening day. The comtee n nl a^ hat the slipway is. a neccssity. and intend to have' it erected as early as possible

NORTH-EAST HARBOUR CLUB. , A very , interesting race eventuated-be-tween the Takapuna class boats at Macy Saturday , afternoon. Itie. following boats started:—The Puthe Tu 0ll » n - f , he Suzette, and the Signax. The Pupuke was the first to cross the. h Tie, her spinnaker bfeinjr set smartly. The other .boats followed closely Rav th j. off CompTbys Bay the Pup.uke was well , ahead? and rounded Imm JOsec in the lead of the other boats, which were only a few seconds apart. In the beat back to the starting line dhe Pupukc still held her ead. The Pupuke’s skipper (S. Be" ley) showed good judgment in standing dose inshore off the clubhouse, which course of .action enabled him to make one long board to the buoy off Mitchell’s. All the other boats made short tacks This was to their disadvantage. The Pupuke '" c 7 r ' od , bar lead,-and rounded the bnov off Mitchells, six minutes ahead of the second boat; In the run to the finishing me the Pupuke further increased her lead, and crossed the line seven minutes aheau- of-Signax, the second boat. The following are the sailing times;—Punuke rn’lWn 52 O Si ? lhr o lmin 55e^ Lolleen,-. lhr. 2mm 42sec; Susette, Thr’ 3mm 6see.‘ : • .At-

The following-boats started in’the 20ft and under cace:—Squib. Heather, Mavis. Agnes, and Felix. The Agnes ■ was first across the line, and was followed by the other boats. Spinnakers were smartly set, and on the run to the buoy off Company s Bay all the boats were sailing in close company. On the beat back to the starting line the Heather held leading position, and crossed the line about 2rain ahead of the other boats. Heather retired from the race, leaving the local boats to compete for first place.- The Squib was sailed very well, but on the run to the finishing line the spinnaker boom broke,, and the boat was handicapped’ in consequence.' The Agncjr the next boat, then went into the lead” and crossed the, line first, and won on her. handicap. The following are the sailing times:—Agnes, 59min 40sec; Felix, Ihr 2nun 55sec; Squib. Ihr 3min 9sec. The outboard motor boat race created considerable interest. Several new boats faced the starter for the. first time. The Static showed remarkable speed and was the only boat to complete . the course. All the other boats were either disqualified or developed engine trouble The crews .of the Takapuna boats Pupuke and Colleen were out during last week-end practising for the forthcoming trials. Spinnaker practice was the order of the day, and it was a treat to see these two boats under full sail. Macandrcw- Bay presented an animated appearance last Sunday, when 12 yachts and a number of motor boats were seen cruisifig on the eastern side-of the harbour. i •