YACHTING.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1681, 22 February 1913, Page 12

YACHTING.

[Bl MiINSHEET.] Ocean Race to Port Underwood To-day. i This is tho event of tlio year. Should there })o a decont breezo' it should croato considerable Jnteresl;,-seeing that the boats competing—Matangi; Waitangi, and Ailsa —represont three successive types, viz.— old-timer,, modern, and ultra-modern respectively. It will bp reinoinbered that, last year, owing to a gale springing up at the last moment; tho race was 'not-held, although the Waitangi and Ailsa went for. a flutter as far tuS' Tonjpiß Point'in the rising breeze. The conditions are tlio e&mo as pn previous occasions—a flying s-tart nt 2lp.rii. round tho mark boat in Itakapo Bay; Port Underwood, and straight home. The handicaps have been framed by the P.N.Y.D. hdndicapper, Sir. J. Moffat, and will be declared tho night before tho race. Complote arrangements have been made for tho inspection of boats before the race, to eje tlmt cmch carries the proper equipment of stores, anchors, etc., accessary for a trans-Strait trip, This is a very .wise proceeding, and tho P.N.Y.C., deserve credit for seeing to this matter'. Next to the aboybT always think that the most important point to discover is that tho gear is good and strong. If this is also the case, then nothing much need trouble ymi. It' is' to be hopod tlmt the weather will continue in tho good humour that it apparently has been ■in for some little tune past now, and that tlio moon \rfll not 1)0 as shy asslio was a couplo of years back. . "Good'luck to all, a fid may, tho !>?•<* boat sriiil" is what every yachtsman ■jvijl wish to-day. ; \nd of the Series. Races. The spripp races have "been concluded. There only' remain the ladies' racp' and consolation races to-be decided now. This year there Vfire only two eeries of three races each/ the boat Scoring the highest number of points in both series being the winner. Last year it will bo remembered there were three series, but it was found to be one too many for most- yachtsmen, eo this' season they were reduced to two. Til*' results of this season's scries are as follow:—First-class:, Windward, GO points, li Maliiha, 59 points, 2. Second-qlass: Lizaie, 78 points, 1; Pawcnp, 0!) point,?, 2. '• '% Both tho Windward and tho Lizzie's owners are hard- workers, and.- deserve their successes. The Lizzio has always been a prominent figure in racing events, and the Windward also deserves a sliaro of tho limelight,' as fho is a staunch littlo vessel and consistent performer when'her owners decide to enter her, A New Launch. • >/. -' Mr. T. Ronayne's fine thirty-foot iatiilch, Nelly, arrived ' safely this , wcelc from Auckland. ! She is from Messrs. Colllngs. and Bell's yard, and is fitted Tyith p 12 h.p. Doman engine. A' mart! ai)d lug-sail also form part of this flno (iriiisfr. Personally I always think launches should carry a' square-sail. (or' as Oajitain- Day' rails them, '"a.foolifsh sail-') ps well as a lugshil. The oil it not bo very long, in fact it could tie jointed for that innttcr, and; would : -'bP very comfortable on a long run r with'the wind 'aftVsay,''"down- tho liangiboto Channel or from'Picton to Ship Cove. ■ ' ' ; Mr. Silver's auxiliary has had lOcwt; of lrsd fitted outside by Mr. E. Bailey, and this witl} her inside ballast shonhl niako her into a splendid scabont. There are many'fine auxiliaries in Wellington, and this place looks es if it- were going ti specialise in this kind of crAft. There is no doiibt thnj; they form an excellent ' meeting ground between the yachtsmen and the motor-boater. .>"