Three Boats Capsize In Sanders' Cup Race
WELLINGTON, Jap. 24. Two fjpats, Canterbury, the wiiiper, and Ancklap.d, second by f3 mjnutes were the only survivors of tjie first race for tlie Sanders Oqp hpld 011 Wel lington Harbonr tjiis afhernoqii. A northerly wind .gusting iqi to 55 piiles pef hopr, niade the race ope of the hardest sailed in thp Safid.ers Pul' serjes. Heavy §eas pplling dpwn tfie harbour accounted foj- the Qfj.psize of three fioats. South Captprbury yiith drew before the star}; as she lost a pump oyerbo^i'4, Nprfhlapd capsized 011 her way tp tfie starfc pfi: Foint Jer-
uiughani. Fjpe crew w'Pfk on the part of botji jdanterbfify apd Apcklapfi was themniy thing which kppt the two »yaehts -upI'ight as white squalls wliipped sheets . of spray dp\yp the harbour. Canterbury, with a fqll maipstail and small jib, was ' superbly liandled throughout the race in which she led practieally the whole \yay.- Auckland, carrying full sail. made a magpificeut fight to gain the lead, being the only boat to carry a Rpinnaker when running before thp wind. No damage was done tbvany oi' the. six eompeting boats apart frofi: mijior tears to §ai}s which will be repaired before the. race at 10 a.m. tpniorrow. This event*' will be. sailed over a triangular course. The. firsr yaeiit to win' three races wijl win the cup. . • • ' . * - 1
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Chronicle (Levin), 25 January 1949, Page 5
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226Three Boats Capsize In Sanders' Cup Race Chronicle (Levin), 25 January 1949, Page 5
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