TAURANGA WINS FIRST RACE IN CORNWALL CUP YACHTING SERIES

Wanganui Chronicle, 15 January 1948, Page 6

TAURANGA WINS FIRST RACE IN CORNWALL CUP YACHTING SERIES

(P.A.) Wellington, Jan. 14. Tauranga’s Takapuna yacht Albatross, skippered by R. Bailey, with B. Hartley as forward hand, won the first race of the 1948 Cornwall Cup contest held at Paramata this afternoon. Tauranga led the fleet from the first windward beat and finished 53 seconds ahead of Auckland, the second boat across the line. Christchurch, 11 seconds astern of Auckland. was third. The cup defenders, Paramata, were fourth by 18 seconds. The race was held in the Upper Harbour at Para mata in a moderate to fresh variable north-westerly wind at high tide. The second boat home, Auckland, ripped the bottom of her spinnaker on the second run down to the leeward mark. Although it threatened to burst completely at every gust, the sail held throughout the two runs and gained Auckland second place. The Wellington boat Secret found the wind too light and. from a fair start, dropped back to twelfth place, finishing 7 minutes 35 seconds behind Tauranga. The last boat across the starting line, Timaru, lost her forward hand (J. Vuleta) overboard six minutes after t'ne race had startedShe dropped well back waiting while he swam after her and tailed the fleet from then on. The second race in the series will be held tomorrow, starting at 10 a.m., with the third race in the afternoon. The first crew to win three races will win the cup, Today’s Results were: — Tauranga (R. Bailey, B. Hartley) 3hrs. 53min. 18sec, 1; Auckland (J. Goldwater, B. Watson) 3hrs. 54min. Usees., 2; Christchurch (G. Mander, M. Barriball), 3hrs. 54min. 22sec., 3; Paremata (L. Andrews, B. Steele), 3hrs. 54min. 40sec., 4.