YACHTS RACE IN GUSTY WIND

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 143, 13 March 1939, Page 7

YACHTS RACE IN GUSTY WIND

Two Idle Alongs Capsize WYLO WINS CREWS’ RACE FOR KEELERS A fresh, gusty south wind, cold and accompanied by occasional bleak rainsqualls, made yachting a hardy game on Saturday. None the less, there were fail- entries for the crews’ race at the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, the annual contest when one of the bands takes the tiller in place of the usual racing skipper. The two keel classes raced as one for the contest. Wylo was first on handicap. .lean won the Moffat Cup from a field of four first-class centreboarders. Of the five boats in the Idle Along handicap, two capsized and another withdrew, the first boat home, Manon, being the winner. All classes finished together, the score or so of yachts, heeling-violently to the gusts, making a splendid sight off the Clyde Quay wharf. Results:— Keeler Crews’ Race. Start, 2.50 p.m. Wylo (10). 4.27.52, 4.17.52 1 Seabird (22), 4.43.53, 4.21.53 .- 2 Atalanta (scr.), 4.22.1, 4.22.1 3 Also started: Yvonne (20), 4.44.37, 4.24.37, 4: Astral (2). 4.27.37, 4.25.37, 5: Maranui (9), 4.37.9, 4.26.9, 6; Isea (12). 4.38.19, 4.26.19, 7; Argo (scr.), 4.26.21, 4.26.21, 8: Kotiri (3), 4.37.19, 4.34.19. 9; Raukawa (10), 4.45.7. 4.35,7, 10. * .Moffat Cup. Start. 3 p.m. Jean (5), 4.28.50. 4.23.50 1 Vanguard (4), 4.28.15, 4.24.15 2 Innocence (scr.), 4.34.12, 4.34.12 .. 3 Also started: Advance (4), 4.43.21, 4.39.21. 4. Idle Along Race. Start, 3.10 p.m.

Manon (14), 4.49.28, 4.47.58 1 Toroa (2i), 4.51.6, 4.49.26 2 Only Manon and Toroa finished, Elaine and Wairere capsizing and Dauntless withdrawing. SMALL ENTRIES AT EVANS BAY Wins For Kitty And Riptide Because of the unfavourable weather on Saturday afternoon the entries for the races held by the Evans Bay Yacht Club vyere small. Races were set down for the X. 11. and X class, 1 class, Z class, and T class, .but only the X, H, and N claso and I class finished. The race for the T; class was not started, and that for the Z class was called off when Damlino I ca; i-izcd. Kitty and Idono were the only starter.- in the X. 11. and N class, and Kitty, wh.ch was first home by nearly eight minutes. won on corrected time by nearly three minutes. Kiptide was first home and placed first in the race for the I class. The X. 11, and N ,class raced over a cqurse from the clubhouse to Jerningham Beacon, to Fraserfßock,, to Shoal Buoy, ■ to Kio Bay, finishing off the clubhouse. The course for the I class was from the clubhouse to Bathing Shed Buov, to Shoal Buoy, to Kia Bay. to the club.house; twice, round; The finishing times, corrected times and placings were 5 — H, and N Class. Start, 3.10 p.m. Kitty (scr.), 4.29.35, 4.29.35 1 Idono (smin.), 4.37.10, 4.32.10 .... 2 I Class.* Start, 3.17 p.m. Riptide (scr.), 4.23.8, 4.23.8 1 Belvedere (scr.), 4.24.33, 4.24.33.’. 2 Spitfire (44min.), 4.33.38, 4.29.8 .. 3 'Also started: Vampire (scr.), 4.36.8, 4.36.8, 4. Reo (2min.) withdrew near the finish when running third because of trouble with hep gear. The following started in the Z class raceMamuka (ser.), Damfino I (1 mm.), Manahau (scr.), Juanette (lmin,).