At Kawakawa

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 214, 29 November 1927, Page 16

At Kawakawa

Six keelers were anchored at Kawakawa overnight on Saturday. The run down during the afternoon had been made in excellent time. The six vessels were: Thelma, Prize, Moana, Little Jim, Waione, Kotiri.

Returning yesterday afternoon, on a dead low tide, Waione and Kotiri stranded for over an hour on a spit off Maraitai. As a result of the delay they ran into severe .rain squalls before reaching Auckland, and did not make port until 9.30 p.m. MILFORD CRUISING CLUB A successful fair to raise funds for the improving of the Milford Cruising Club’s clubhouse and for widening and deepening the Wairau estaury was held last Friday. In opening the fair the Mayor of Takapuna, Mr. J. W. Williamson, said that those who had seen the possibility of a boat harbour at Milford were men of vision. He predicted that in 10 or 15 years there would be a remarkable change on the Wairau, which would become a rendezvous of yacht and launchmen. THE SPIRIT OF YACHTING “The owners of Celox wish to thank Mr. J. Patrick very much for the use of Speedwell’s trisail over the weekend. Our mainsail was badly torn just before the start of the Takapuna Boating Club’s race to Awaroa Bay, and we had to lower away, intending to run to the moorings under lieadsails. Speedwell was out airing a new sail and very kindly lent us their trisail. This enabled us to get away for the week-end, and although three-quarters of an hour late, we completed the course in quite good time.” Thus write the grateful owners of Celox whose letter speaks for itself. There is not much wrong with the sport of yachting when good turns such as this are constantly being done among Auckland’s aquatic men. CRUISING GOSSIP Speedwell was out on Sunday, beating up well under a set of new Lapthorne sails. Mr. T. Fookes visited Station Bay in his mullet boat Kokiri on Sunday and secured a good bag of ratfbits. The Rangitoto wharf anchorage was popular on Sunday afternoon, the fleet anchored there being of quite imposing dimensions. Mr. E. H. Northcroft’s trim craft Ilex mad© a fine picture as she cruised in the direction of Waiheke on Sunday morning.

Waitangi, which was floated off a week earlier than had been intended, paid a visit to Matiatia, leaving the city on Saturday evening. Mr. A. Braund, commodore of the Akarana Yacht Club, took bis launch Mavis B. for a run on Sunday to try out his new engine, with which he is well satisfied. * * * Many made for the fishing grounds on Sunday, and a number of boats anchored with lines out off Home Bay, Mototapu, the Noisies and in Rangitoto Channel. Results generally were poor. It is said that Mr. A. Thompson, commodore of Ponsonby Cruising Club, is thinking of acquiring a keeler. It was noticed that he was a member of Little Jim’s company on opening day. Mr. A. E. Gifford’s '42-foot keeler Rawene visited Onetangi during the week-end. Heartsease was also there. Rawene went down before a good sow’-wester on Saturday, and left for home on Sunday morning. When off Oneroa the ship was becalmed for some time. A northerly breeze was later picked up. The party had lunch at Home Bay, and made port with a good easterly blow.