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18-Footer Championships At Suva

AUSTRALIAN and New Zealand sailing organisations interested in the world 18-footer cham pionships want to go to Suva badly

enough to pay their own travel and living expenses.

It has been decided that the championships will be held in Suva about mid-1952.

A few months ago the Suva Yacht Club asked the Fiji Gov ernment for a grant to cover the cost of having the championships in Suva, but the Government was

not interested. It seemed then t] the 1952 contest would be h elsewhere.

The Suva Yacht Club will r pay only the actual cost of runn the contest—the visitors will 1< after themselves in other respei Fiji’s yachting season does : begin until May—at a time wl the Southern clubs are usu£ going into winter retirement. I it is expected that the contest be held about March.

Off Again?

SYDNEY, October I*3 SYDNEY Plying Squadron offici are seeking support fr Queensland to oppose the ho ing of the world 18-foo championships in Suva next yeai They say that it would c between £BOO and £l,OOO to send boat and crew to Suva. “Austra is expected to provide the bulk the fleet so why go away for t race when we have the world’s b conditions for sailing on our o' harbour?” asked a Sydney official Sydney League 18-footer offici and members of the NZ Associati fixed the date and place withe consulting the SFS.

Mr. and Mrs. T. Kenward, Kavieng, New Guinea, celebrat their silver wedding anniversary October 23.