YACHTING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 425, 6 February 1909, Page 12

YACHTING.

; --i:'/-'■:{ .■y- : 'V.:;."'[By IMAinsheet.]oU;H^; ! > : . £\;;;' :';;i;; ;• THE SEASqWS'RAOING.:/:;:;£\;; ; February-' ■ 6.—SeooiTd-ciaisa: : and : . Third-class' :',' : Handicaps. ; :>.; : :,:';■." iFebruary;l3i^6fi(}Handicap:::-:'y.;;.::^/;:'■';■'; /'Last"Saturday, the day 1 of the:oceaE''race of the T.N.Y.O;i:,,wj(s);a'n.:ideal day for; 'yacht racing. , : full-sale nortlierly breeze-blowing! : "Six yachts turned-put:.for this event,.' and all managed to get fair starts. The Janet, /Mahiriaj'. ;Nanoya ; r were: the first over-the and .ran ; ';away from-the others -so the : :first : buoy-J-On'' , the •run, down ; the: entrance ..the , Janet, , and !-Mahina went;:well, to ; the/ : fore: followed by tho Manoya, : thb other :three,;' being -sonio .little 'distance'behind., \The.%two'leading boats;then ■increased:their'■■■lead-.';oni;ihe'beat.upv'the entrance, but ; ;tho:Naiioya-was seen making -very: good weather;..of --it," closely .followed by. : the Syren. -The'last-nimed two' had.a.very close tussle-'of;it.fight -up <tp:the.linej;where The'Syreh jmanaged -.to;'Blanket':the .smaller boat; ■ and '.thus "■ get- in.-.a,few. seconds,,ahead qf'her, 1 : iThe;Nanoya -was: declared;.the:wiu:n'er on'Ker time.allowance'(4o_ minxites) ; v she bad' about 16, minutes to spaf§'. .The.'Syren was;-npt■ handled; as weir'as. usual,; or;th'e: rer suit would'have been very ;t'',:J, :.' Suiiday-was ajbeautifui; day ;.for; sailing, 'tliough ; -for.!a ; .time^there. , .was;^;windjVe : rißntually'ia'iiiice' gentle : ;- > squtherly>:.sprang -up; and nearly everyiboat'that carried:a sailwas out. Many -went outside the:heads 'for:a run;, the ;Water;outside jwas'-:-as calm 'as :a mill-pond.-:: I,,understand ~ithere-;.were ;;sonie good catches, of 'fish,•-..but .haye .had:no'de- ■ taJls.;6f..them.-:3:',:-: \".::;',!•;--: r -i ; ,-- : v■';):,/;:'" : iM ;i-:The' evenings- -have; been: ; ideal for sailing, and a Inumber.'.bf, the; boats' have taken advantage of thtem. A''couple of.boats went to ;Day.-s- Bay ;oh'Wednesday-/evening; .and- .'were; late "in :getting; home 1 " -.oi-j account bf'tho'light wind. ...The orew.of;6ne of these boats. '. seemed to' be "having "a. very; good time of vit,-^ : ;; : v-/■-': *.:-:\ '■■■:/,[ y' : ;ry>± ..■\The. launch Huihi, whiph is at:present;'on : a cruise in the Sounds, has-the following party 6n ; board:—Messrs T.:.Rae;, S.:;. Forbes;: Hi Scott, and,.S.-M'Williams. ..; left Wellington -at .seven -•; o'clock : last -Sunday morning, and 'arrived: in tbii :: Sounds ?at', 11 o'olock,;'after 'a v fine.trip across; v,. !-:j'j: ' ■''...HUe.'lreXf. the little:, dinghy whichi 'sailed under the Thorndon DUigby Cllub' flag for some, time, but which has. latterly 'been- half decked, :- and ■ has' been ■ racing : with r =.the; 1e Ar<i Sailing Club,.has been'.'sold'-by'A: Aldred to Tbdrndon owners. The was completed last Saturday afternoon, i; , ;-;; f , ; , : : :- ' ■;'. The imposing array'of entries;fof.the Port Nioholsoni Club's : handicap for.l6ft.i and 'under, oraft only : drew.;Bix : ,starters last.Saturday, although: the prizes/ should have been sufficient to tempt the owners of small boats on such a perfect;sailing'.'day: ■ .;: v : ; ,: The ohampionship of;;tne ; Thorndon. Dinghy Club was carried 1 off by Thelma, one ; of the most. consistent performers in.-the., club's fleets:; . ■ ■ :-}^a : c '■ :"':'.\V:/