BOATS AFLOAT

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 172, 11 October 1927, Page 12

BOATS AFLOAT

With so many boats ready to go off, and suitable tides, there should be a big clearance of craft by the end of the week. Owner:-* and crews are working early and late, and it will not be long before the problem of where to haul out next season will be well-nigh forgotten in the joys of being afloat again. * ♦ * Mr. W R. Ingram’s Gispa and Campbell Bros.’ Valeka took the water during the atter part of last week. m m m Yesterday saw the launching of Mr. E. J. Kelly’s new cruiser Linda. With the •vice-commodore’s pennant of her owner flying, she took the water from Col. Wild’s yard. * * * The high tide to-morrow morning is being availed of by Mr. E. H. Davis, who will launch his keeler Viking from the R.N.Z.Y.S. slipway at Freeman’s Bay. * * * The 20-footer Lorna took the water during the week-end. Mahoe, Kokiri and the launch Great Hope were also launched from the Freeman’s Bay slipway. Among many others, the 26-footer Spray will go down next week-end. • • • Marers and Ellen Jean were launched from Cox’s Creek during the week-end. Included in the keelers ready to go down at Freeman’s Bay are Ilex, Thelma, Little Jim and Rangi. • • • Mowai, Phyllis, Vagrant, Matariki, Ngahau and the launches Dawn and Joyce S are all waiting at Cox’s Creek for the tides this week. • * • The Sun was launched on Saturday afternoon and was under sail on Sunday, her new red and gold paint resplendent in the sunshine. • • • Leverette was also out on the harbour, and seemed to be doing very well with her new V-section, with Bob Hammond at the tiller. ON THE MANUKAU The launches Wanderer, Salome, Pal-O’-Mino and the yachts Ellismore and

Waiapu have taken the water, and Cremorne is expected to go off to-morrow night.

The crew of Anahera also hope to get her off during this week.

The 20ft. 9in. yacht Myra Is having a novelty colour scheme applied to her. Each plank will be painted yellow and black alternately, in similar fashion to j that adopted by Mr. Swinnertory on bis Ola 111. a few seasons back. * * * * Mr. Nat Wilson has purchased from the T.xmaki district the speedy patiki Aoma. Aoma closely resembles the one-time crack Doreen, and providing the sails are suitable she should give a very good account of herself. YACHTSWOMEN ON THE WAITEMATA The 16-footer Tulip has now been purchased by two fair yachtswomen, for wiiom Mr. Charles Brown is acting as sailing-master. Their example is being followed by two other young women, who are at present on the look-out for a suitable craft. The new owners of Tulip have signified their intention of joining up with both Richmond and Ponsonby and racing at each club’s fixtures. Yachting as a sport or a pastime should appeal to most women who are good sailors, and it may not be long before still more are sailing their own craft on the Waitemata. There are ; already several on the Manukau. EXAMINATION OF MOORINGS The Auckland Harbour Board states that applications for examination of moorings are rolling in apace. The board s men undertake the dirty job of lifting and beaching the gear for the sum of £ 1 and upward, according to the weight of the buoy and chain Owners will find that it pays well in the long run to have their gear attended to at intervals of every two years or so. PAINT—AND PANTS A member of the crew of a certain keeler ruined a perfectly good pair of serge trousers during the week-end and unv\ it .ingly provided no little amusement for his brother yachtsmen. He set to work blithely with brush and paint pot, clad in the garment in question, but by the end of the afternoon there was “enough paint on his pants (as one owner expressed it) to paint a 14-footer.”