YACHTING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 660, 10 November 1909, Page 3

YACHTING.

;•'.- ■;■ -.-'. OPENING;OP:THE; : SEASON; : ; A blustering north-westerly 'gale deal of tlie pleasure out" of Hie opening of the ■;■ ■'/■■■ '■ Port Nicholson Yacht Club's season, yesterday.,, , :''. The original intention was that the yachts V , ■■■■.' should all make {6r'.Somes'.'-Island, , picnic" was .to be';held;;thoUaiihcli ; Ri>vata hav-Y;'./ Ing been engaged-'to takq' 'membersand friends.;.!:.\. ■■:■. across in the' afternoon. i'iWhdn:,Bo' weather: : -{';■'■* showed no signs of improving at'; 10 o'clock ; it, i;-;y was decjded tuat .(lie."island'was tory spot for : Hie "outing; and .it ..was /decided; ~:;:>;■' to make for Scorching: Bay. "At 10.30 the ysehto-.■.>>.>!./ Syren,- Eawene, M'a'yy. Karaka; Jtahaki, Janet: ~ : ; ..; Nancy Stair, and Nanoya'i! most, of which: had A is. 1 parties of Indies on■ lward/l«ft ,tKe,Boat ! Haiv .'■;.- ;1 ■ hour : clos2l,v wefed,,and'started'for t Scorching):Ci.i.' : Bav, , ' The launch ltiwaka followed : at tovrf; o'clock iu the afternoon, ■..and-returhed. about;.':.:;,. 5 p.m. -.: outing wajj. spent .at: ■:■';;:; the bay. in spito'-of thejweather; . ; :^V,^i^.yAyfi-i ,:>',;. ; ; -i •■ : .■ The Port Nicholson'Motor-Boat .Club' •also;';'-:..', opened its season-.yestbrday,-. some: tialf-jlozcij'-::;;>., launches' .making: the; tr,ip , to : Scorcliing .^Bw,. ,;.f-;. where , the ..day. was. 1 spent \,at H; Smith •■;»•>,.;-; whare. .-, V : '"* V:.' '.-/1 ; . : =;".•"-■■*.i-"""."'=.',. ';:"""■ <v'l'"'^.'":\:i : .VJ::-<