SETTING out on Wednesday evening on the annual 150-mile deep sea race around the Saddle Islands under lairly normal weather conditions, three yachts of the cruising class of the Shanghai Yacht Club ran into very heavy weather on the return voyage.
Nidaros and Eve completed the distance in from 32 to 34 hour: and w re back at the Woosung breakwater on Friday morning.
But Jennifer, a much smaller yacht bad been left well behind and fears for her safety were entertained until it was heard that she had arrived at Woosung yesterday morning, her skipper taking the boat straight up to Minghong to join in the Regatta festivities.
Jennifer had not reached the Sad-dies before the blow came en and whereas the others had rounded the North Saddle and were making back Lefore the gale and into the rough weather, Jennifer just reached the shelter of the island when the weather turned for the worse. Wisely an choring in a safe harbour and getting some shelter and much needed sleep, Jennifer's crew came off with the lightest dusting of all three, for she returned under better conditions and anchored again on the return journey, thereby escaping some ci the heavier weather that the other yachts met.
Nidaros completed the distance in 32 hr. and 20 rin, followed in by Eve an hour and 40 min. later, the latter getting just over half an hour's handicap, which was insufficient to displace the leading yacht of her win he three yachts were sent off at 6 pin. from the Customs Outer Station at Woosung, Eve being the first to get outside the breakwater followed by Nidaros and Jennifer.
Of Middle Ground, Eve went into the shoal water where a short slop slowed her up and Jennifer came up close on her keeping to midstream, the two yachts being fairly close to each other by 9 p.m.
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