Wedding Bells Under Sail

Yachtsman Joe Pachernegg and his Australian fiancee Benita Bur[ a former New Guinea nurse, were married in unusual circumstances afi they reached Valparaiso, Chile, in the yacht “Okeanos” in May.

They decided to get married after —as Joe put it in a note frc Valparaiso—“having tried the dangers of the sea and of the land I gether” for well over a year.

“To get married,” Joe said, ",seemed simple enough. But there a too many laws in this world, and Chile has its share. Here in Chile y< have to reside in the country for three months before you can get tied u “However, with the help of all our friends and the authorities, a sol tion was found. We sailed out on a beautiful day to international watei and, in the most romantic ceremony and with the “Okeanos” under fi sail, got married on board.

“That evening the Yacht Club de Chile and a large crowd guests held a most heartwarming celebration in our honour, and next dt one of the local papers published an amusing cartoon about the wedding • The cartoon is reproduced above. Translated, the caption sa in effect: “From now on, the captain’s in charge and the crew has nothu to say.” The captain, of course, is Mrs. Pachernegg. The caption is common wedding reception joke in South America, more or less on par with our jokes about wives wearing the trousers.

De ahora en adelante... Donde manda caption, no manda mariner