AT THE SIGN THE PENNANT

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 746, 20 August 1929, Page 14

AT THE SIGN THE PENNANT

TO EASE FINANCE BURDEN BOLD SCHEMES PROPOSED To discourage pot-hunting and to ease the financial burdens upon clubs which are finding it hard to provide prize money, a scheme has been launched by a group of Auckland yachtsmen with reference to the opening and closing day racing. It has been known for some time that a comprehensive scheme has been in the air, but it is only within the last few days that anything tangible has been put on paper. The sponsors of the scheme are understood to be members of the Akarana Yacht Club, who have been talking over their proposals with prominent yachtsmen about the city and have been listened to sympathetically. A tentative outline, which is now made available, is prefaced with the following remarks by the promoters: “Owing to the increasing loss of Vthe foreshore to yachtsmen it has become necessary for clubs to provide the facilities of accommodation which the beaches provided in the past. As a result, over £12,000 worth of property has been erected by the clubs and club officials are finding it very difficult to carry on with a subscription that was adequate twenty or thirty years ago. “Some of the clubs are better placed than others, and it behoves members to get together and introduce some scheme to help their less fortunate fellow yachtsmen.” Briefly, it is proposed to abolish opening and closing day arrangements and to substitute the following: (a) Before being allowed to race on opening and closing days boats must be financial in at least three clubs. (b) Entry fees and subscriptions to be payable to clubs to which the boats belong. (c) Club to send a list of entries to the A.Y.M.8.A., which will handicap and control the races and pay out one series of prizes for each class. (d) Clubs to pay to the association for a prize fund a sum agreed upon for each class in which the clubs’ boats are competing. (e) The association shall hold its own prize night and retain the proceeds. (f) All club regattas shall be open to any boat financial in another or other clubs on payment of entry fee for such regatta. Further advantages of the scheme are that the association gains increased income by holding its own prize night and has the opportunity of holding its own races for trophies in its possession. Again, pot-hunt-ing is discouraged, as it would be impossible for a boat to win 12 prizes in two races as has happened. PROPOSED SUBSCRIPTIONS With the idea of preventing preference of the cheaper clubs, it is suggested that the following uniform scale of subscriptions should be adopted generally by clubs. An added advantage would be that secretaries would not have to “chase” every individual

By KEEUSUN member of a crew for subscriptions, the onus being on the owner to pay and collect or not as pleases him. Annual subscription, ss; women’s subscription, 2s 6d; juniors, 2s 6d. All boat owners or part owners to be financial members of a club or clubs. Before being allowed to race (season’s entries excepted) boats to pay subscriptions as:—A, B, and H classes, £1; launches, 15s; C, E, L, N, V and M classes, 15s; Star, S, T, X and Y classes, 10s; outboards, 10s; Z class. ss. On payment of the above subscriptions, boat owners to have the privilege of nominating additional members of crews as financial members of a club as follows: —A, B, H and I classes, 3; launches, 2; C, E. L, N, V and M classes, 2; outboards, 1; Star, S, T, X, Y and Z classes, 1. AKARANA PRIZE NIGHT The Akarana Yacht Club .will hold its annual prize night and dance in the clubhouse, Campbell’s Point, tomorrow evening. Captain H. M. Sergeant, harbourmaster at Auckland, will distribute the awards. The following is the list of winning boats in alphabetical order: Aratu, 2nd, 3rd; Ariki, Ist, 2nd, 3rd; Atangaiti, Ist; Baby Joy, Ist; Coquette, Ist; Desdemona, Ist; Drone, Ist. 2nd. 2nd; Eleanor, 2nd; Helen C., 2nd; Huia, Ist 2nd; Hum Bug, Ist; lona, Ist; lorangi, 3rd; Jupiter, Ist; Kathryn R., Ist; Kenya, Ist, Ist; Kismet, Ist; Ladye Wilma, Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd; Lovelight 3rd; Mahoe, Ist, Ist, Ist, 2nd; Malua, 2nd, 3rd; Manene, Ist, 2nd; Maratea, Ist, Ist, Ist: Maroro, 2nd; Matarere, 2nd, 2nd; Maybelle, Ist, 2nd; Miss Akarana, Maude Shield, B class champion flag; Miss Arawa. Ist; Mistral, 2nd; Mystic, booby Cup; Nga Toa, 2nd; Nyria, 2nd; Ola IV., Brett Cup; Opah, Ist, Ist, Ist, 2nd, 14ft Akarana champion cup; Rahiri, Ist; Rakoa, Ist, Ist, 3rd 3rd: Ramona, Ist, Ist; Romp, 3rdRona, 2nd; Scud, 2nd; Sea Sleigh, Ist, Ist, 2nd, 3rd; Shalimar, 2nd, 3rd: Speedwell, 2nd; Starlight, Ist, 2ndStarloch, Ist, Ist, Ist, Ist: Thelma, Ist, Ist; Val. Ist, Ist, 2nd; Valeria, 4th; Venus, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd; Victory, 2nd, 2nd; Wairere. Ist: Waitui, Ist, Ist, ’ 2nd: Wayward, Ist: Wild Wave, Ist, Ist, 2nd, 4th; Winifred, Ist. The points flag goes to Starloch and the following five have secured three points each for the champion flag: Ariki, Maratea, Starloch, Opah, Rakoa. It will be necessary, therefore, to draw lots.

The high-powered launch, Romance 11.. owned by Mr. Mills, of Devonport, and belonging to the fleet which moors behind the Iris, has been sold to Mr. Whitney and Is to be moved to the Auckland side. It is stated that a deal for one of the smaller craft at Devonport Yacht Club hauling-out area has about been completed.

A number of the boats at Devonport have been burned off ready for painting as soon as the weather brightens. Several boat-owners propose to get down early this year, anticipating an early summer.