YACHTING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 431, 13 February 1909, Page 10

YACHTING.

iv;;' ;':■! V ]■!: ''aBY/MAiNSDEET;]'/- . ■. ;.:/ ;;v----j■'■.The'jsecond race last,' Saturday-"brought iro'rtii .'fivp,- starters, '■' Mahiria •., (scr.)j •. Janet Atalanta . {Smiii.}, : Vikirigl (35miri.), and/Patronus. (35min,)...: . " ...Atalantagot.thebest>of. the; , start,■'.and showed,,the'■'rest the' •way. to. Sonies /Island.VGn -the- beat-to' Day's' Bay sho seemed to sag;to:'leeward,and was displaccd-'by Mahina. and'; Janet'. The - two last-named, boats had ,a: good go to /Falcon. Shoal : : buoys,:/Mahina grounded /.about ljiriin. before,, Janet. ~ Patrorius rounded next,' f olilowsd.by Atalanta; with Vikmg last; 1, Mahina : ;ihaihtained;her: lead; //and finished first, fol 7 ilowed by Janet,: Patronus, arid,Atalanta, with.;yipng bringing up , the. rear.//Ori'tinio.allowl,arico.;Vatr6nus,took:ilrst place, Viking second, ;and Mahina; third;;.-Th'e 'crew: of.' the Janet : defeat to •■ their \ jib, 'which' pthey.say the hoist 'arid :would iw)t.>draw;;..This .shows that I .seamanship, 'one of ■;the:',.essential._ , parts: ofra /yachtsmanj- is to ,:know,'.what■".sized; sails ivill; suit ; a' boat. -The bails' should bomade to suit the yacht, riot tlvei'jadvtWto suit the ;sails.; :.H'offeVer, : tho ;mhjna,. : .'pn the. day,-; sailed;-tie /better race, /and-.the'Janet crew;must giveher,credit for •her,;plac«.\The Patronusfand ,Very liberally treated in thprriiattor of handicaps over "siieh a small .course'..; ■; ■ : >■■ v>.:.'-: • '.in,the' tbird-Plassrace three boats started, ; Taipari,:(scr.), Karaka:(22min.)V. arid' May (30min.).' :Taipari got;the,best, of <ihe : start, and rounded'.Spmesilslarid'aboiit ,smih; ahead of KarakaV \nW the.;JHay-;]iist 'behind. V The ■TaiparL outdistanced, tho-other ..tw : o on. the jbeat'iov.Hope Shdal^buoyj'-and -arrived home 33min.'-ahead pf::the: , aext , .bdai;-' : Eitrakaj Alay j finishing!; ivbqut,;',4omiri; .after'; the -'Karaka; May, .however; .would lavp given tho.'.'Karaka ■a run fpr;secon,d;;p]ace.':had she; the misf ortune,',to' carry away her. peak. halyards. c'.Byv, some', misunderstanding." th<i. : '.Nanoya started at "2.3o:and sailed round the course :by .'herself; ',This was •unfortunate, as a good I race.was expected,-b6t\vecri that.boat and the .Taiparu .. -J] ' '■:■•'.')■■ \;'.' '.■:.' V- ;..', ■■:■'. ■''■' ■ ;.■ ,;':';■; "■'■ -o ';:i:^Va^tsni€k;''''generaUy.>:,wpro ; A.'veryi'pieas'ed [With',;th6, hew;.c6urse;:.UEed\6n",Saturday.:. .■■_'• f^Suiiday^w&s-an'.ideal'day froni.',the A yachtsT •man's': point '. pf : '.view,;'arid' almost' anything .that.would float was; out for the-day. Jonwgi , ; woiit; ; for a, : cruisei outside, the Hoads.' Janet' jput,in ■ most : of] the day_ • a't Pencarrow. ■ Vikjing, I'atronviSj.'and'Ngaira.fished 'on the pnoe-.famous.-ground : commonly • krioWn:-. as ""The .■Banlc,"'.';:Thp Atalanta , sought now ground near.-:tho'-'Quarry :Whf,rf r and was /duly.' rewarded .by.'azrecord catch.;; Mahaki sailed to j itonaßayJ; and .from, what I 'can. gather the 'crew.speut;,'ari;enj6.vable. day ■arid/made themselves .The • Taipari, as usual,., spent the-Wyholo day in;; quest ;of ,the finny tribe; and iriet; .with; thousual luck; .Nanoya', pruised_ : .round tho harbourj'and-had;a party of'; ladies on .board. It : is' rumoured they were practising for.'the ladies' race. ■■■'■.■'■.'■ : ■ ' v . The launches had a day out;- Puriri ;took : a cruise outside , the;Heads, and spent.a day. such: as they, seldom: get. ; : The • Dot has caught: tho fishing/craze, and.spent, the .day ■ at. Pencarrow, and Patterson's launch found an.attraction at Day's; Bay. '; ■.'/■;■ ■":■■> ./.'■'. . / '= VThe Kptiri/left .on./■ Saturday,'■ .for ''■■; the Sounds, /and pilotedJhe "\Yhite Heather back from.that p!ace","where"she"Kaßbeen"fpr ; the ..lasli;mohth. ; 'j. -ft, <\.;-}k : -- ;,-•":;•...;■.;«.■ :\\ r : '; - Dr.. MakgiUj' corrimpdore.of/ thp P.N;Y;d.i ;will/entertain the members of.; the> club at an I'JAt Home','. ; at: Somes- Island .on iSaturday IVext.; \-X :-':-x'.'- : -;■/ ". : " : V'.: ; ''-'■:■:■■ :■■-.;•'•" .;. The Syren.gayo ,an entertairiing:'exhibition• ;W.ben leaving: the boat, harbour last Saturday afternoon., /First -of / all she got'into.difficulties with -the -dredge lines,' -arid she -''fin-' , ished•,by charging the .northern 'wall.' ■■■. Her' mainsail was badlj' ripped,.and her bobstay was, carried; away, and in-.additioii'orie.of the-posts',, .of:: the boat harbour ligHt was bent.'- V.i' .: '/ '■ ' ; ■ ■ / .. ;..//.-'^-:, : i:■'■••.;:.';■ J- The Janet's, new-silk jib came to. grief on Saturday Jastj/.a clip: hook patching in :" .the .flimsy.material.and ripping it badly'wheri it \yas being hoisted; ■',•■../:.':■;/ .:..'.■: ; Every, year :sirico the -inception ' of : the Thorndon Dinghy: Club,a series of; three faces', •have ;been sailed to decide the/champion ,boat of /the; fleet,;; Past phampioiis have;l)eeri Oeo arid ,'Zel,'. and:,t«oth '.are.'again competing this ;seaspn^fpr; Thelma, ;a>lpcally-' built...craft,, "has this,:: season '.been siiccessful, with'B'. Bailex,:her builder, at the helm, jn-compiling;a total score of Si points. , , The remaining /boats, .with>their scores, 'are as .follow:—P. Moore's Zel, 51; J; S.-'Swan's Blowfly, 47. ;- A; and' J. Scott's'Roria;■■3l ■ L Sergant's Oeo. 28; B.:. Nathan's .Vera, 14C,,: Jlooro's-yAjaSj.v'W;.-: and ' .Spray,: .]4.: Handicap .races :haye'/been- and are ■ still held .every 'Wednesday, evening, 'for /trophies , presorted;to the club for competition by'folJqwers of- the. sport. ' Besides this, the club 'gives'a haiidsdm'o prize to-the boat scoring *he .largest,, number, of points in handicapraces; throughout the season, thus encourag- ' • ing all boats to start-arid keep.up their aver-age.-.'•'■So far: this season, -Thelma tons the list with 55, Blowfly next 'with 44,-- followed- by Vera). 38; Ajax, .35; Ze1,.32;.0e0, 29; Eoha ■20; and Spray, 7.. -These . scores -will be :altered asithe-seasori. progresses; thero'-beirigj suffipienij trophies '-'offering to' keep racfng going well, towards-the winter months. :, ':■.■"