The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-06-18
BY JACK DENsHAM.

Some forty yachtsmen, landlubbers
md other live ballast, have just recov-
sred from having the time of their
lives. Also the yacht Hawaii has again
proved what she has proved before,
that she is wonder on the wind and
an additional wonder with the wind
aver her quarter. Her race back from
Kahului against a schooner, handled by
Il professional crew, with the wisest
aid owl on the Islands at her helm and
Eith waterline length nearly twice
rs big as hers, in which she came in
well ahead after one hundred miles of
running, is clear proof that the old box
san ramble just as long as the wind
does not come dead aft.
Coming out of Kahului harbor on
Sunday afternoon when the breeze was
Just fair enough to allow a course with
cut examining on the wind, when the
Hawaii mysteriously donned magic
spreads of glistening canvas, piece by
piece, she was sight worth travelling
far to see.
A Yacht. Every inch of her canvas,
sxery line of her sheer, every lit of
her masts as they dipped TO leeward,
Kas yachty. A poor word perhaps to
descriptive to those who have been
down to sea in freaks and have watched
the bend and dip of sailing boats to
the thrust of n twelve.knot breeze.
The Hawaii beat the Concord over
hnndred-mife course, with the wind bye
10. fair all the way and blowing well
syery minute of the race. The Con-
sord is a big schooner. She is lust
R.-wi. hiax bn ua,vn,, ha
sailed by experts. She has the sweetest
lines below water of any craft of her
size in these seas. According to all
1reeedent and tradition the Concord
should have beaten the Hawaii handily.
SShe did not. Now let us all take heart
af grace and, instead of talking loudly
about how the yacht was sailed in the
last transpacifie race and referring in
a quaint and imbeeile way to the set
ting of sails of which we know nothing
realize what was said by everybody
who knows anything about sailing, that
the Hawaii, with the wind over her
quarter can make up on any yacht of
size that permits entry in the race from
San Pedro to Honolulu, as clearly
shown and proved by the run from Ka
Aului to Honolulu.
A Boost for Yachting.
The race to Kahului has been one of
the greatest boosts of yachting that
eould possibly have happened. Every.
body had good time. Everybody saw
something of the real charm of getting
Eway ON the grand old ocean where bill
collectors come not and nobody knocks,
Because they are too busy enjoying
AhemRelyes Everybody who went on
EAat trip realized that hauling on
sops in the sea air and learning to obey
orders quicker than the other fellow,
gets hardness of muscle and full
sess of health that not even the golf
Inks nor the diamond can provide,
A Magic Isle.
Maui is n wonderful island. They
permit only the very best 10 land there,
aad they have 10 be mighty good II
they stay any length Of time. There
arc some forty yaehtsmen who are hon
cred TO have not only been allowed TO
tshdi but To be entertained by the most
Aospitsble people IN the world.
II WAS late when we got ashore on
Saturday morning that is, late com.
pared with the time We arrived. The
Haln for Wailnkn Nonld leave iR half
sn hour, and 30 ] had 70 do my best in |
hAt TINS 10 send on what story could |
sfito " The beat 10 wiHdward from
neaslulu 20 kahulni.
NJ williams placed biz Ofiire "A tho /
Hapesal ~ lhe newspaper men, aud tho /
0pasdteEa we're hept busy until lbeI
'sh sslas fef sealing envelopes ln order