TAMAKI YACHTSMEN

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 163, 30 September 1927, Page 13

TAMAKI YACHTSMEN

CLUB’S STRONG POSITION The report presented at the annual meeting of the Tamaki Yacht Club, held last evening at Kohimarama, shows the club to be in a flourishing condition. During the past season five racing fixtures were held and these attracted 91 entries and 71 starters. A large increase in membership resulted from a campaign recently conducted, the present total being 196. The excess of receipts over expenditure amounted to £2O 19s 2d, compared with £ls 5s 5d last year. The commodore, Mr, W. A. Wilkinson, who occupied the chair, congratulated the club on its splendid financial position. Following are the officers for the ensuing year:—Patron, Mr. C. W. And< - son; vice-patrons, Messrs. Neville Newcomb, M. Walsh, senr., W. S. Carr and Kenneth Brookfield; president, Mr. J. Holloway; vice-presidents, Messrs. T. Kilfoyle, L. J. Keys, P. White, J. W. L. Stubbs, A. E. Bollard, N.. J. Inglis, F. Price. J. A. Munro, H. R. Mackenzie, F. Webster, R. Clark, J. Hill, C. Gray, J. Hubber, Captain BL. C Barnes and Captain H. H. Sargeant; commodore, Mr. W. A. Wilkinson; vice-com-modore, Mr. A. Prosser; rear-com-modore, M!r. C. Francis; secretary, Mr. E. G. Tyrell; assistant-secretary and treasurer, Mr. A. H. Forbes; delegates to Auckland Yacht and Motor Boat Association, Messrs. R. Wild and C. Francis; judges, Messrs. T. Kilfoyle and F. H. Browne; timekeepers, Captain Barnes and Messrs. F. Wild and G. Grant; starter and handicapper, Mr. W. A. Wilkinson. Following an appeal by the chairman, offers of 12 trophies were received from members. The following committee was eleced: Messrs. E.. J. Rowe, J. W. Andrew, J. White, D. Birch, C. Gray, R. Nixon, J. McDonald, F. C. Webster, N. Mooi H. Scott, F. H. Browne and Captain H. C. Barnes. The Sailing Committee is: Messrs. R. Wild, Rowe, Browne, Fellowes, W. Coe, T. Kilfoyle, A. H. Forbes and Captain Barnes.