OCEAN YACHT RACE.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20179, 6 March 1931, Page 18

OCEAN YACHT RACE.

-* " f* INTEREST IN . [THE TBJSSB Special Berries.) '■ ), * ; Auckland,; March 5. Keenly disappointed when the negotiations for a yacht, race' stirpes the Tasman Sea broke down» crew of the Melbourne - yacht CHmara, which, recently made a 'passage ftora - Australia to Wellington" and'is'now at,_ Auckland, are still hopeful, of finding, a competitor to a contest., They have been greatly eencouraged by the interest in Auckland,for yachts-i men here have been keenly discussing the possibility of such' a race following a proposal made through the ''Herald" - by "Mainbjoom," who offered to- deposit securities of sufficient * value to cover the tdtal loss or, damage if' any Auckland owner would provide a-boat* for the purpose -of challenging the Oimara. The skippor. and 'owner, of the Oimara, Captain, F, J. Bennell, .said his crew very much appreciated '"Main- 1 bcom's" A efforts to .find a t competitor to. race tuent across the Tasman Sea. Jn the event of a starter coming forward, it could be arranged £hat particulars ofr the entry could be filled' in W each ; skipper arid forwarded to the ' handieapper. ,Both. boats would 'thus sail under sealedl, handicaps, which' would', inftke the face -more interesting. 'Cap- 1 ' -tain Bennell, said tfae,Außtralra to New Zealand Yacht Race poauniftee ofMelbourne , had drawn up conditions for the control of the race and guidance of competitors. The" Oimara has a copy of these conditions on board-. Eligible "boats are bona fide auxiliary cruiser yachts of' not moJ-e than 50 feet overall or less than AO feet oyer-' all of any rig. 1 " •