ARIKI WINS OCEAN RACE
RAKOA TAKES PRIZE FOR MULLET BOATS LONG TRIP TO RUSSELL Shortly after seven o'clock yesterday morning the first placed yacht, Ariki, arrived at Russell in the Auckland-Russell ocean race which started from the Waitemata on Christmas Eve. The first placed in the mullet boats over the same course was Rakoa. According to advice received yesterday all the boats, both keelers and mullet boats, arrived at Russell during the morning after a quiet voyage. A slight breeze prevailed for the most part. Setting off in the twilight and moving gently down harbour before a light air, the fleet of yachts racing from Auckland to Russell looked almost spectral as they faded into the. distance. The gun was fired at 7.34, the boats starting in close formation within a few seconds of one another. The keel yachts got away in the following order; Rangi, Windward, Ida, lorangi, Thelma, Janet and Ariki. In. the event for mullet boats, which was started simultaneously with that for the big yachts, Rakoa was in best position, with the others following jn this order: Cclox, Omatere, Starloch, Starlight. The following are the results: KEELERS Ariki (scr.) 1 Windward (4h 2dm) 2 lorangi (26m) 3 MULLET BOATS Rakoa (3h 30m) 1 Starlight (15m) 2 Omatere (20m) 3
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 856, 27 December 1929, Page 13
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213ARIKI WINS OCEAN RACE Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 856, 27 December 1929, Page 13
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