When the wind came up over one hour later, Seagull was in the best position and rounded the buoy first. Valerie had drifted down to lee and was not so fortunate. Ella had during the lull decided to pay Ingomar a visit instead of anchoring or heading up river so was in a bad position for rounding the mark.
On passing the Lismore on the return trip a squall struck the fleet. Valkyra and Mignon immediately got into difficulties with their spinnakers. Tt was a run into the Whangpoo but with the wind shifting continuously, Valkyra and Mignon had to go about twice in order to avoid a gype. Rain came down in sheets and a squall of greater intensity came on, as yachts reached the finishing line which was once the Pipe Line but now denuded of pipes, The order of finishing about 1.30 p.m. was Seagull, Rover, Ingomar, Mignon, Valerie, Valkyra and Ella.
After a stop for tiffin a start was made back at 3 o'clock The wind had dropped and the sun had come out and it was a run and a reach with spinnakers and Genoas all the way home, which was reached in about 1% hours. The order of finishing was Ingomar, Rover, Mignon, Ella Valkyra. Seagull and Valerie decided that they had had enough of it and did not compete,
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