OCEAN YACHT RACE

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 115, 9 February 1920, Page 6

OCEAN YACHT RACE

The annual ocean Tace of the Port Nicholson Yacht Club was held during the week-end under favourable circumstances, but at times there was rather a laclj of wind. The oourso was, as usual to Port Underwood and back, a distance of about eighty miles the boats staying he nHit in Port Underwuod, and lcayn. a train at a set time the next morning. Six boats out of seven entered faced the starter on Saturday, Atalanta beinit withdrawn at the last minute, and n Ivia" start was made at 2 p.m. in® trin over was a succession of ca ins, some boats holding a breeze whiltlothna were becalmed, and then the Potion would be reversed for a while, so that in 6iich ca es every boat has a chance. Ocean I3av. where the miirk anchored, was reached b> the \U»ta = fser) at 5.55 p.m., closely followed »y thn'Wanderer (Uflmin.j at 9 o clock. Siiine time elapsed before tho m-xt arrived, as will ]>e seen by J the fig" es. SV ( " : 11: GahteS' S P.m.; and lolantho (240minj. 12; rL a 'return journey was started at 9 o'clock Sunday morning, and aftfr sail back the Waitangi crossed the hn Uhin. line at 3:1-30 iiOj i&ssrA'fesa'^ J; oud ulace. -