YACHTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22136, 14 December 1933, Page 5

YACHTING

By Rdddeb.

FIXTURES December 16.—Otago Yacht Club and Vauxhall Sailing Club; combined yacht and motor boat races. December 26.—Maeandrew Bay regatta. January I.—Broad. Bay regatta. January 13.—Otago Yacht Club s , Race ■■■;., (Nees Memorial Cup). January 20. —Port Chalmers Club’s races; New Zealand Z Class Sailing Championship. January 27.—North-East Harbour Club s • ‘races. , . . February 3. —Ravensbourne Clubs yacht and motor boat races. February 10.—Port Chalmers Clubs races (yachts and motor boats). February 17.—Ravensbourne regatta. February 24.—Ravensbourne Club s Local Race'(Ross Cup). ■. ~ , March 3.—Vauxhall Sailing Club’s races ’ (yachts arid me, r boats).

TUATEA GOES TO LYTTELTON The pleasure launch Tuatea, owned, by Mr Ji‘ Hudsbp,: arrived at -Lyttelton on Tuesday morning from,. Otago Harbour. The launch left Port Chalmers early on Saturday afternoon in charge of Mr J. Potter. She made a good run to Oamaru, where she arirved on Saturday night, and then departed for Timaru, which was reached on Sunday morning. The owner joined the-Tuatea at Timaru, and the boat then left for Akaroa, arriving’ there at 3 p.m. on Monday. It was hoped to maintain a speed of 10 knots throughout, the trip. The Tuatea will be used by -her owner for cruising around Banks Peninsula during the season. On the trip to Lyttelton Mr Potter was accompanied by Messrs T, Brookes, Allan Hunter, J. Teller, and another. V. BROAD BAY NOTES The Work of organising and conducting the New Year regatta is well in hand, and a good day’s sport is assured^ The Islay and the Laura are evidently going to stay on the slip this year.,. The rest of the Broad Bay fleet have finished with paint brushes for the time being. Miti was launched last Sunday, and her:, mast was also stepped. . ' The Bermuda-rigged yacht Dawn is on the slip for a dry out before the holidays, ' Daphne has returned to Broad Bay after an extensive overhaul at Kavensbourne. . . , \ Marewa again visited the Heads on Sunday. Her .owner gets full use of this boat, as she is seen, cruising in all weathers. „ SANDERS CUP TRIALS

Winifred secured another easy win in the fifth race on the Lower Harbour last Saturday afternoon for Sanders Cup honours. She gained a-, good advantage immediately after the tetart arid. maintained that lead to the finish of the race. Eileen and Squib were the 6ther competitors. The ■ wind was erratic, .being a moderate easterly, at.the start blit falling away almost to a calm. at certain stages. Squib -was first across the line and was closely followed by Winifred and Eileen. It was a close haul to the mark off Bonner’s, and Winifred quickly went to windward of the other boats. After sailing some distance Eileen held the lead but was; too,*far to;,leeward. Winifred overhauled Squib near the powder magazine, where the wind gradually became lighter. Passing the magazine Winifred hauled up bn Eileen and - Squib fell back. When the wind freshened Winifred was the first to feel its influence and she then held first place. 'Eileen lost the wind arid was becalmed with the flood tide against her. Winifred wag first round the weather, mark, and her fbr’ard hand displaying smart spinnaker work, she was sqbn sailing at a great pace on the run to the starting line. At ibis stage Eileen was ,3min : behind Winifred, and Squill Imiln 30sec behind Eileen. All the spinnakers were well handled. Eileen was again becalmed after covering a short distance. Winifred drew further ahead at this time.; but when Squib and Eileen again felt tile wind they gained slightly on the leader, A luffing match followed, between Squib'-and Eileen, and the latter was .sailed; into the windward position. Crossing the starting line at the completion of the first round; Winifred , led the other two boats by 2niin lOsec, Eileen then being, just ahead of Squib. On the wind again Eileen and Squib gained a little on Winifred, but the light weather boat soon recovered, any lost advantage, and she . made. the windward mark, with a lead of about/ three minutes. Only seconds' separated- Squib -arid Eileen; On the run to. the line the skippers of Squib and Winifred engaged in-a luffing/match and lost, way as a result of going off the course and 'haying to round a beacon *to sail back to the proper course. This •manoeuvre -benefited Eileen,, as she sailed into, second,, position. Winifred’s sailing time was lhr.4min 55sec. ;

- SPIRIT - .OF f ADVENTURE ■ A spirit of adventure has gripped a party of four young men who are how on their way from Honolulu to Auckland inta 32-foot yacht, Te Rapunga.. . The harbour 1 master at Auckland has received a short letter from George ,• J. Dibbern, . evidently the owner, of", the yacht, in which he , stated, that he and his crew intended!to leave. Honolulu on ■November 19 for Auckland. The yacht would, call at Tonga and Samoa. Beyond the statement that . the Te Rapunga was not equipped with a motor, no particulars were given.

SANDERS CUP DEFENDER The Jellicoe class boat Irene, which has been selected to defend the Sanders Cup for'Canterbury at:Lyttelton in February, will .be sailed by the following crewc-rrrElliot Sinclair (skipper), F. Forman (spinnaker hand), Harold May, and S. Fisher. , ■ . Irene, 1 sailed, .by Elliot Sinclair, won three races out of the four trials h,eld. She was built. about five years ago by Mr F. Dobbie, who also built Colleen, Avenger, Elfin,, and Jean. Colleen, sailed by F. Forman, won‘ the other race. Sinclair .was a member of the Canterbury 'crew which won at Wellington in 1932, and of the crew which successfully defended the cup for Canterbury at Lyttelton 'hi February, last. Forman has been spinnaker hand of the Canterbury crew at Three previous contests. NEW RAVENSBOURNE LAUNCH The. launching of- Mr G. Kellett’s new •launch Rehouu during last week-end added another fine boat to the growing ..fleet of the Ravensholirne Club. Mr Kellett and his assistant (Mr N. Lamond) are to be congratulated,on the very fine i'ob they have turned out. Renoun was milt by Mr J. M'Pherson, and was originally used for fishing purposes, but has now been completely transformed, and what with her seaworthiness and added comforts combined, 'she will undoubtedly serve her owner as a first-class pleasure craft. ’ Club members wish Mr Kellett the best mf luck and many happy hours ■afloat, in his new. ship. ' RAVENSBOURNE CLUB *. i ./ A member/of the Ravensbourne Club who is : putting in a lot of time on his boat is'ML IL’N; Treurn. , Shadow is being fitted out this year with a fine cabin. It is Mr I’reurn’s intention to spend the week-ends ■ at the various anchorages round the harbour. The-ad-dition of the cabin should also prove its worth should , Shadow. make any short cruises up the coast during the season. if ex is now on the, club’s slip and undergoing a general .overhaul. She will yirobably be seen .'in/action by the time -.the regattas come round- J rex’s skipper (L. Todd) has had; a busy season, as he has also reconditioned-;the little launch Trjs, which has the appearance of being very comfortable since she has been fitted with her new cabin and dodger. > Hairy Davis and his fine yacht iucana are certainly taking.full advantage of the fine weather of late, and is to be seen cruising around, most nighty and every week-end. The owner, is keen, and there are many, yachtsmen who should follow Ills lead. . Of the spmller boats. Ins, Raskia, Vivian, and Frolic all have been in tlie water for some time, -and if appearances go for anything, they should all pertorni creditably during, the present season. Iris is a new boat to the harbour, having been brought from Port. Rose. She should perform well in the club’s R Division races. This division provides for races for boats..of 10ft and under with a moderate turn of speed. This class will race over a new course on the Ravensbourne side of the retaining wall £r6m tbs beacon 1 at the fertiliser wharf

down to Maia, twice round, a distance of approximately four miles. It is the opinion of the club officials that if these boats of approximately the same speed are brought together it will make for keener and closer racing. ! - ’ The club extends an invitation to ail boat owners to be present at the first club' races to be held on January (5. These races will be open to all boat owners who are members of any club in the harbour . The programme for January 6 will be as follows:- —A Division, yachts over 16ft and Saunders Cup boats; B Division race as stated above, and a launch race. This, event: will, be he(d under the sealed handicap system, and also the yacht races.

PORT CHALMERS CLUB RACES The Port Chalmers Yacht and Motor Boat Club had a very successful day for its first, iseries of races, last Saturday afternoon. -The .weather was' ideal* with calm ;water for the. motor; boats' and a light full-sail 'breeze for the yachts. The’ (-Silver Arrow,; a very much-im-proved; speed launch, defeated Sylvia by 6aec for first; place. _ Wee Mac, which was ' a minute • late in starting, secured third place. All the other launches, with the exception of Doreen, finished seconds within * their handicap. 1 - Bonnie -Mary was the only visiting launch. . . Dawn, once in. the lead ,in the Yacht Race, was never headed. _ Tucana did not sail at her best, and neither did Minnow. ■■ The Z class boat’Euna did not finish, getting becalmed .off Bonner’s, but when she again got' into the wind she made good headway; and the boys (Archie M‘Cormaek irtd Peter Ward) did exceptionally weu for their first, handling. These lads Willi probably, be part -of Port .. Chalmers interproyincial. crew tor this class. . '., , . .. Afternoon ' tea: Was provided tor tne crews of the 'yachts and launches and visitors, The club is indebted to the ladies who: assisted at the boatshed. The second series of model yacht races will be sailed in Mussel Ray on Saturday. NORTH-EAST HARBOUR CLUB Frolic, Hermoine, Waitifi, and Vyella visited Macandrew Bay during last weekend. }' ... : , On Saturday afternoon only one boat from the North-East Harbour. Club competed in the races, at, Port Chalmers, This was Minnow. Agnes set out, but when off Company’s'Bay her mast broke near the truck and 'she was forced to return to her, moorings under jury rig; Rena had to go to the Upper Harbour in connection with the Z class trials. On Sunday Minnow and Result were both out for a spin, while a late member of Minnow’s crew gave chase to her in the Rowena.? . , Vera will be slipped during next week- ' Preparations arebeing pushed ahead for , the regatta on Boxing I?ay ; Boat owners are reminded that entries will close on December 15 and are requested to hand in their entries before that date, as late entries may not be considered. A feature of the regatta this year should be' the naval; rowing races. The crews of the .whalers belonging to the R-N-V.K. oi-e training hard, as it is recognised that stiff opposition must be expected from H.M.S Veronica’s crews,' The first; race is timed to start at 12 noon, ancLwilfbc the All-Comers’ Yacht Race. The Regatta Committee is finding, finance a, Btiu hurdle this.year, hut is leaving, no stone unturned in its endeavours to make \the fixture a success.'; ; ; <• ;EARLY; IV QTAGO REGATTA

An advertisement in the issue of the Otago News of March 23, 1850, which is in the possession Jf Mrs; C. M. Basire, of Dunedin,;;makes interesting reading, as it refets to; a regatta held on March 27 of that year. The programme for the regattaineludMT a sailing match for square-stern boats of .a . length over all not exceeding- 30 .feet.»;■ The, entrance fee was 10s, and .the prgze was TO guineas. The second boat “saved her stakes” and three boats Had to start or there was;; no race. Another event was for five-oared whale-boats, ; for which the entrance fee was £l. The. prize' f or' the first-boat across the line was £5. the second boat to “save her stakes : Thei‘e was a dinghy race, all competing boats to be. under 15 feet over all. The entrance fee was' 10s Cd, and the /first' prize three guineas. A feature" of; the regatta Mas the Maori race between five-oared;, whale boats. The’-prize ’was|'£3; ; The- judge.of these events was Charles’ Roebuck. ; The . course was Jrbni .a/boatimharfeJ,' jin ■ Koputai Bay, round, the red 'buoy off Qtnhaite, the buoy to he rounded" on' the .harbour, side of the boat. ■ The programme included • a variety.; of-, '.“ rustic, sports ” at • intervals. A list of WbscTibers to the Yegatta funds is shownPin"-, the;, advertisement, : These range fromvSar up fo £2 6s, and many, wellknown names of men associated with.tne. Sport carly history of Port Chnlnlers, appearSp the list. ,