AKARANA'S CUP DAY
MANY YACHTS RACE OVER HARBOUR COURSES LAUNCH EVENT CONTESTED A picturesque parade of yachts an<* launches competed in the Akarana Yacht Club’s annual cup day raeir.c this afternoon. All events were started off Point Resolution between the compass dolphin and the schooner-yacht Valkyrie Placed at the d sposal of the club bv Captain E. Gilling. A stiff north-east breeze made con. ditions lively for the crews. Thre* boats met with accidents and had to retire. DETAILS OF RACING General Handicaps For Keel Vacht* Commemoration Cup.—Gloriana way first with lona next. Scout, Pandora Windward and Iris in that order. T.>* start was excellent, all skippers bellvery good in timing the gun. 1 Finishing times were: lona. 4 IMS. Windward. 4.22.2; Scout, 4.22.32; Iri* 4.34.54; Gloriana. 4.35.25 Result: lona, 1; Scout, 2; Windward, General Handicap H, L and N Classes (White Cup).—The order of crossing the line was: Rakoa, Omahere Huia, Venus. Why Not, Starlight and Doreen. Venus carried away some of her gear and fouled the compass dolphin. The boat then retired. The first five were well away, the last two being a little late. Finishing times were: Starlight 4.26.47; Omatere, 4.34.24; Rakoa, 4.37.5; Why Not. 4.38.32; Huia, 4.42.40. Doreen, 4.52.7. Result. —Huia, 1; Starlight, 2. Why Not, 3. M, V and S Classes (He-o-Lin Cup). —The order of starting was as follows; —Manene, Ranui, Mawhiti Namu, Wild Wave, Waitoa, Bungaree. Rangatira. Secret was about 2m late! Finishing times were: Manene 4.7.57; Mawhiti, 4.5.26; Ranui, 4.17.14;' Namu. 4.17.16: Wild Wave, 4.19.53 : Rangitera, 4.27.55; Bungaree, 4.25.22. Result. —Manene, 1; Mawhiti, 2. Namu. 3. T, X and Y Classes (Club Cup). The boats got a good start as follows; Shalimar, Ramona. Lois, Cupid, Opah, Marie, Raliiri. Resolute was 10m late. Marie carried away her peak halliards and went home. Rahiri fouled the dolphin and broke her bowsprit and had to retire. Finishing times were:—Lois, 4.12.22; Shalimar, 4.12.23; Opah, 4.15.54; Ramona, 4.19.37. Star Class (Brett Cup).—Moa was ,in best position at gunfire. Maid Marion being at heel and .Tune not far away. Finishing times were:—Maid Marion, 4.50.29: vloa, 4.51.25; June carried away her mainsail. Result. —Moa. 1; Maid Marion, 2*
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 898, 15 February 1930, Page 8
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359AKARANA'S CUP DAY Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 898, 15 February 1930, Page 8
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