The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-10
ANOTHER
OCEAN RACE
South Coast Yachtsmen
Plan important
Contest.

On the morning OF the twenty
fourth of last June, readers of the
morning papers all over the world,
saw something in the telegraphic dis
patches about Hawaii. It wasn't about
revolution, labor disturbance, tidal
wave, fire, or volcano outbreak, which
surely advertise" Hawaii, only to
keep people away. This bit of news
was of the most attractive kind-the
winning of the great Pacific ocean
yacht race by the yacht Lurline, and
interested the people of the world and
yachtsmen in particular.
1t called to mind a delightful sail
over the blue Pacific to the isles of
perpetual summer, where yachting can
be INDUCED in the year round. Thou
sands of yachtsmen made a mental
note that some day they would make
the journey and participate in race
to Hawaii.
Despite the set-backs, occasioned by
the terrible San Francisco disaster,
and the loss of the cooperation of the
Bay yachtsmen, the race was finally
pulled off without a hitch. The pro-
gram of entertainment was carried out
successfully and the visitors returned
home with the greatest aloha for Ha-
wall
While Commodore Sinclair was
here, he was enthusiastic over the
1908 and he agreed to use his eff
forts IN carrying this out. The South
Coast Yacht Club, of which he is the
commodore, has now voted $1,000 for
cups for the race in 1908.
The club win assume entire charge
of the entries and starting of the race,
and the Hawaii Yacht Club will be
asked to take charge of the finish,
which will be off Diamond Head, as
in the last race.
San Francisco has held the supre-
macy in yachting on the Pacific Coast,
but this last race has created such en-
the southern port will now take the
lead in the yachting, particularly,
long distance sailing.
OF course the New York Yacht Club
was particularly interested because of
the presence of the Anemone in the
race and Mr.. Tut has been assured by
his Eastern friends, that two schoon-
ers will come out from New York to
take part in the race in 1908. The
first race has been the means of bring
ing to Hawaii one of the finest yachts
and the largest in the Pacific, and it
is hoped that the next race will bring
several from the Atlantic side
Announcing the next race so long
ahead will be the means of getting
many more boats. Yachtsmen will
have the time to think the trip over
in view. The Fellows Ship Building
Co. of San Pedro have an order for a
new schooner 100 feet long. This is Is
feet longer than the Lurline The
OoLaAlAisl ANU SiuD 10 SoiuS W puAlu
schooner about 20 feet on deck to
compete for the cups in the next
transpaciic event.
The last race has doomed yachting
in the South and the membership of
the South Coast Yacht Club is in
ereasing rapidly. One of the best
/ features is, everything is done wits
such enthusiasm. Heretofore the South
Coasters have not had the best of an
chorages and have leased a building
which has answered for a clubhouse
Plans are now, however, well matured
for a magnificent and eommodious
club, with a weli-protected and large
| basin for anchorage of the rapidly
| growing fleet. The completing of the
San Pedro breakwater has made this
| possible.
1t looks as if Hawaii would be rep
| resented in the coming race by two
modern schooners. AS enthusiasm in
creases others may desire to build and
| try and win for HAWAII the blue rib
bon trophy for 1908. This would GER
tainly be great and glorious winning
and well worth the expense of the
building of fine vessel.
Instead of three entrants there will