Mid-Pacific-And
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Calm Anchorage In
No Land In Sight!
The 53-ft South African ketch "Corsair II", which reached Russell, NZ, in July from Fiji (RIM, Sept., p. Ill) in the course of a round-the world cruise, chalked up an unusual and eerie experience on her trans pacific crossing.
Before reaching Niue, "Corsair II" called at Beveridge Reef, about 125 miles south-east of that island. The ketch had difficulty in locating an entrance but finally managed to sail into the shark-infested "lagoon".
No part of the reef is above the surface of the water, and it was an eerie experience for the crew to find themselves anchored in calm water in the middle of the Pacific without any land in sight.