YACHT CLUBS COMBINE

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 873, 17 January 1930, Page 16

YACHT CLUBS COMBINE

TOMORROW’S RACING HANDICAPS DECLARED The Victoria, Ponsonby and Richmond Cruising' Clubs are combining tomorrow to hold a series of cruising and harbour races. The Victoria Club’s chief event is a general handicap for the Surfdale and Macky Memorial Shields. The course for the cruising races is from the start between the dredge Maui and a mark on the boat harbour wall, thence direct to Surfdale, observing Sandspit, Bean Rock and Brown’s Island light. The finish will be between the launch Pal O’ Mine and a mark moored east. The course for the harbour races is from the start between the dredge and the mark on the boat harbour wall, thence round a mark off the western tide deflector, thence round a mark buoy in Shoal Bay, thence round a mark off the Watchman Island, twice round. All marks must be passed on port hand. In the event of the starter ordering boats to start the reverse way in races over the above course a black flag will be hoisted in sufficent time before the start of an event. If the reversed course is decided on boats will go round the Watchman first, all marks to be passed on starboard. The officials are: Cruising Races.—Messrs. O. Johnson, starter; L. Tercel, judge; W. Walsh, timekeeper. Harbour Races.—-Messrs. O. Johnson, starter; E. Griffiths, judge; A. Perkins, J. McGehan and "W. Maher, assisted by representatives from the three clubs, timekeepers. Entries and handicaps are as follow: VICTORIA CRUISING CLUB General handicap for Surfdale and Macky Memorial Shields, to start at 2.40. —Starloch. on wind, scr., off wind, scr ■ Starlight, lm and 2m; Omatere, 5m and 2m; Spray, 9m and 3m; Rakoa, 8m and 4m; Marie, 9Jm and 4m:- Otira, 13m and 8m; Why Not, 20m and 13m; Wairere. 23m and 10m; Malua, 25m and 10m: Mowai, 26m and 12m; Matariki. 27m and 12rn. H Class (class race).—Starloch, on wind. scr.. off wind, scr Starlight, lm and 2m; Omatere, 5m and 2m: Spray, 9m and 3m; Why, Not. 20m and 13m. • L Class.—Rakoa. scr and scr:. Marie, I?,m and scr; Otira. sm-and 4m; Wairere, 15m and 6m: Malua, 17m and 6m; Mowai. 18m and 8m; Matariki. 19m and Bm. S Class, to start at 2.so.—Aratu, scr; Rangitira, 3m: Swiftsure. 10m. V Class, to start at 2.so.—Surprise, scr; Wild Wave, 6m: Scud, 8m; Rita, llim; Tui, 18m. Y Class, to start at 3 p.m.—Lois, scr: Cupid. 2m; Rahiri 11.. 4m; Fay, 6m; Canibi 6m; Oreti, 9m. T Class, to start at S.lo.—Shalimar, scr; Ramona, 14m; Resolute, 7m Manu, 13m; Rita T, 18m. Launches.—Togo, scr; Kathryn R, 4m; Yvonne, 424 m; Areta, lljm.