YACHTING.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20222, 5 February 1934, Page 12

YACHTING.

Successful Regatta at Lyttelton. Probably the most successful regatta organised at Lyttelton for many years was that held on Saturday by the Canterbury Sailing and Power Boat Association as a preliminary to the Sanders Cup contest, which commences at Lyttelton to-day. With all the Sanders Cup contenders engaged, the regatta attracted considerable attention, and hundreds of people watched the racing under Ideal conditions. . _ Alost interest centred in the Canterbury fourteen-footers’ championship, in which the competitors included Lavina (Wellington). Eileen (Otago), Val (Southland), all Sanders Cup challengers. Irene (Canterbury), which will defend the cup. and most of Canterbury’s fourteen-footers. Results Canterbury 14-footer*’ Championship. Irene (Canterbury), E. Sinclair 1 Avenger (Canterbury), R. Priddy . . 2 Huia (Canterbury), W. Tissaman .. 3 Eileen (Otago). J. M’Grath 4 Also started: Colleen (Canterbury), Jean (Canterbury), Val (Southland), Lavina (Wellington) and Elfin (CanteiA Claae Keelers. Waimana (T. Harkess, scr), 4hr 56min 38sec • 1 Marangi (F. Collins, 3min), 4hr 57 min 4 4 sec 2 Waiata (W. Sarelius, lOmin), shr lmin 15sec , 3 Also started: Yvonne (12min), lolanthe (14min), Alana (20min). Over 14ft and Under 26ft Class. Water Beetle (W. Gilray. Bmin), 4hr 33min sSsee 1 Hakari (I. Newton, 3min), 4hr 35min Pal-o’-mine (A. C. ciements, ISmin), 4hr 43mi.n ssec 3 Cherub (G. Patterson, lOmin), 4hr 50min SOsec 4 Also started: Cyclone (scr). Sea Kid (4min), Reverie (7min), Seagoer (Smin), Linnet (9£mi»), Shadow (15mm), Alyra (ISmin). Kiwi (ISmin), Reremai (20min) and Boojum (20min). Coder 14ft Class. Dolphin (W. Aloore. ljmin). 4hr 7min 30sec 1 Rascal (R. Hendry, scr), 4hr tmin Lolita (L. Hooper, lsm*in), 4hr lOmin lOsec 3 Restless (J. Sears. ISmin), 4hr llmin 18sec 4 Also started: Nape Nape (lmin). Listless (llmin), Alice (ISmin), Onwego (llmin). Ngahau (llmin). Scamp (llmin). Uira (3min), Ma Peru (3min). Echo (3min). Wren (3min), Wairunn (4lmin). Wee May (41min), Zita (Smin), Atom (lOmin) and Mer-Gansen (lOmin). Speed-boats (over 12 knots). Imp (Alyhre, scr) 1 Pit-a-Pat (Whitmore, 9min) Renown (M. Kerr, 12min) 3 Also started: Misfire (lOmin 30sec). Hawk (lOmin SOsec). Power-boats (nnder 12 knots). Tuatea (Hudson, Bmin SOsec) 1 Pacific (T. Curtis. Smin 30sec) 2 Lorelei (W. H. Browne, Smin SOsec) o Nine started. Picnic at Ripa Island. Favoured by ideal conditions, the picnic at which the visiting Sanders Cup crews were entertained yesterday, at Ripa Island. was as successful as Saturdays regatta. Nearly thirty of the Canterbury Yacht Club’s fleet, in addition to tlve R.N.V.R. cutter Deveron, and two passenger launches, transported a large crowd of officials and enthusiasts to the island. Sailing races and a tug-of-war competition comprised the day’s sports programme. In the final of the tug-of-war, the crew of the Wellington boat, Lavina, defeated a team from the Deveron’s crew. The sailing races resulted:— Ladies’ Race—Atom (B. Dowell, lmin) 1, Tipsy (D. Parr, 4min> 2, Wee May (O. Hobbs. 2min) 3. Eight started. Delegates’ Race—Rascal (Al. Smith. Canterbury) 1, Uira (F. J. Briggs, Southland) 2, Wairuna (E. K. S. Pasley, Southland) 3, Atom (Captain W. J. Keane, Wellington) 4. All-Comers’ Race—lrene (E. O. Sinclair, 12min), 3hr 49min 45sec. 1; Avenger (R. Priddey, I2min), 3hr 51 min SOsec, 2: Kia Ora (J. Collins, lOmin), Ohr olmin 32sec, 3. Also started—Val (Southland), Lavina (Wellington), Elgin (12min), Deveron (40min), Atom (22min), Wren (20min). Boojum and Linnet (ISmin), Water Beetle and Hakari (lOmin), Alana (7min), Waiata (4mln). Alarangi (2min), Waimana (scr). The miniature cups awarded for each event were afterwards presented by the Canterbury Sailing and Power Boat Association's president, Mr H. W. Harris. Captain Keane expressed the visitors’ appreciation of the hospitality shown them.