YACHT IN TROUBLE.—The yacht Wairiki, one of the competitors in the annual race to Tauranga, had a bad run on Saturday, twice having her gear carried t away. She eventually made Te Kouma under a staysail on Sunday, but on venturing out again had her gear carried away the second time. A return was made to Te Kouma and the vessel was sailed to Coromandel yesterday. The owner, Mr. S. Rhodes Speight, was on board.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 547, 27 December 1928, Page 7
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75YACHT IN TROUBLE.—The yacht Wairiki, one of the competitors in the annual race to Tauranga, had a bad run on Saturday, twice having her gear carried taway. She eventually made Te Kouma under a staysail on Sunday, but on venturing out again had her gear carried away the second time. A return was made to Te Kouma and the vessel was sailed to Coromandel yesterday. The owner, Mr. S. Rhodes Speight, was on board. Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 547, 27 December 1928, Page 7
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