YACHTING

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 104, 27 January 1919, Page 9

YACHTING

■• SATURDAY'S RACES. >. Races for-first,, second, ami.third, class yachts were held under tho auspices of the Port Nicholson Yacht Club on Saturday afternoon- but , the' first class event was the only-r'nco which produced-an \n\ teresting contest. Out of the five entrants in .the' second class race only two boats faced the atartor-Galatea andWnirere I—but the latter had barely ethi'tecl' when she suffered a. mishap to her mizzen and had to withdraw. The Mini.and the ..Muy.itai .fought out the third class event, the only other entrant, :Amai, not .starting. A fresh nor'-wester , . prevailed. ; : . ■■•' : .:; . .' ■':■:,-, First Class Yachts. Six entries were .received-for ill is event, the handicaps being as follow ■.—Waitangi, ecr.; Kotiri 11, lDmin.; Ailsa, 16min.; Kona, 18min.; Atalanta, • 20min.;. and Viola, 2fimin. The Ailsa and Atalanta were lato in. starting, otherwise the race could have been quite an exciting one. After rounding Jern.ingham-.buoy all the yachts, with, three reefs in their mam-. sails, -commenced tho long heat to Ivoro Koro 'by. different-routes. The -Rone, as - usual, stood well up to windward and' , rounded Koro Koro first with a ]>« lead established., Viola kept jjn towards , tue island and' was unable' to/mUintaiiv the lead her handicap gave her. Ivotin M followed the Viola and passed her and maintained second position till the iims.li. •Yilsa , rounded Jerningham . and set a course for Coromandel buoy, where tlie wind whs most favourable- for the beat to Koro This enabled her to overtake tho Atalanta and Viola with ease, and she rounded Koro Koro buoy in third position.-The Atalanta adopted the tao- ; tics -of-the- Ailsa, but did not meet with the sucoew her rival obtained. Atalanta next rounded Koro'Koro buoy, followed by the Viola, and they finished in that order, Rona winning easily. lowing arc the finishing t""^"* o :™' 4hrs. Kinins., 1; Kotiri 11, ; «irs. Skmins. S6secs., ■ 2;. Ailea,,shrs. smins..feec*, 3, -Atalanta, -shrs. 7mins., SOsecs.; Viola, shrs. 15mihs. 20secf. The Waitangi did not-start. ■.. ■ - Second and .Third .Class-' Races.. The Galatea'(ecr.) 'was the only yacht (12mins.), Venus .(nmins., and Km we Bmins.) did not start. The Galatea, linishod at Shrs.' 13mins. lOsecs. In the third class event the- ..Mirn, (Smino.) quickly overhauled ■ (he other competitor, Muritai (9m '"f won the contest comfortably. Ihe: finishing times vcre:-Minii i.hrs. 30nuus v Mice, 1; Muvitai, ■Ihrs. 32mins. SOsccfl., 2.. A committee meeting of the Port: I Nicholson .Yacht, Club was • held on Tluu-Bclay evening. A number ,o! very. interostinp flags and a large photocrnpli were received from Mr. Robert Turnbull. These- were the property of tho late Mr. Alec Turnbull, and are being preserved in the archives of tlie club A wto of thanks to Mr. Itirnhull was carried. A vote ot. was also carried to Captain Col ins, tne harbourmaster at Nelson, for the kindness and courtesy which he extended to a number of the club yachts that, visited Nelson during tlie Christmas holidays. Similar votes worn carried to-Messrs. Levjn and.Co.. lor their donation of five guineas, and to Messrs. A. S. Paterson and Co. for their donation of Wo cases of. benzine to bo applied, as a,trophy for thclauncn races. Tho matter of resailins the general, handicap which took place on Wednesday afternoon has been referred to tho Sailing Committee, lvhnse floeision will be submitted at the next committee meeting. Tho course for to-day s race has been fixed as follows:—From Clyde Quay 'starting-lino to . ■ -Jprninguanv buoy, tlieneo to" Koi'o Koro, buoy, mid back to Jerningham, and fteiicp-to the Btarting-line. .. : -.: ; : -J : V