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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 29, No. 4. 1966.

Yachting

Yachting

Beneath a slate-grey sky, tempered by the sometimes hot Dunedin sun, in choppy and blustery conditions mixed with calm periods, the Victoria Yachting Club proved equal to each variation and won over all in both sections—Moths and Cherubs.

Congratulations to the crews and congratulations to all boats (apparently there's a personal relationship between a man and his boat).

The varied conditions meant that no crew was favoured by the weather so all courses sailed proved a real test for both men and boats.

At the time of writing there was a possibility of a "protest" by one of the competing clubs. I do not want to get involved in the intricacies of yachting law but would forecast that Victoria will still come out top