Cruising

Yachts

• ATARUKA, Rollie and Judy McManus’ cutter, was recently in Townsville, Queensland. Plans were to press on to Cape York Peninsula and then to decide whether to go “east or west”. The cutter’s last mention: PIM, Aug., 1968, p. 104. • CAROVSIN 11, Mike Kane’s tri, was due at Newport Beach.

Rhode Island, US, in May, after a circumnavigation which, Mike tells us, took 22 months, covered 30,000 miles and included calls at 29 ports and 10 countries. During this trip, which Mike claims is the first com plete circumnavigation for a tri, 34 crewmembers (10 female) served at different times on the Carousin 11. 9 DWYN-WEN, 128 ft Los Angeles luxury yacht will leave Acapulco, Mexico, on June 12 for French Polynesia, the Cooks, Tonga, Fiji, Sydney, New Guinea, the Solomons, New Caledonia and the New Hebrides, after which it will return to the US'. A schooner-rigger, the yacht will carry 10 Americans (who have paid $U56,150 each for their passages). They’ll be looking for artefacts. • GUANA, with Bill, Anita and Louie Lambie, was in Papeete, Tahiti, in February with plans to call at Huahine, Raiatea and Bora Bora, before sailing on to the Cooks and the West Pacific. • HI-HI-FO, 42 ft cutter with Stan Field and Mick Hurrey, reached

Rarotonga. Cook Islands, on April 23 from Whangerei, NZ, after a 12day journey. Next stop: probably Tonga. 9 ISBJORN, Dr. David Lewis’ 39 ft yacht with the doctor and his son Barry (“Josh”), reached Tarawa, in the Gilbert Islands, on May 7.

Plans were to locate Gilbertese with a knowledge of early navigation methods. Dr. Lewis is currently doing a study of Polynesian, Micro nesian and Melanesian navigation methods and sailing Isbjorn to various spots of the Pacific to gather material. • JAHAM A, with Jack Ross and Bob Hervin, was to leave Rarotonga, Cook Islands, on April 16 for NZ, via Suwarrow (where the boys hoped to leave supplies for Suwarrow’s Crusoe, Tom Neale). Jahama left

Hawaii last July {PIM, Sept., 1968, p. 103). 9 KLA-HOW-YA, with Mr. A.

Ahrens, and his wife Anne, reached Rarotonga, Cook Islands, on April 2 from Bora Bora. Since the 32 ft ketch left Vancouver last August, calls have been made at various islands in French Polynesia. Plans were to be in NZ by early May. • MVNDEAMO, with Phil and Virgina Dutcher, left Whangerei, NZ, in mid-April for Rarotonga, Cook Islands. The 38 ft Californian ketch made many Islands calls last year. • NOMAD, Bruce Baker’s 39 ft cutter, reached Rarotonga, Cook Islands, from Tahiti on April 21.

Later Bruce set off for NZ, but after a week at sea Nomad’s engine failed and Bruce had to return to Raro tonga. • NIRVANA, George Balkanyi’s 50 ft ketch which has been cruising New Hebrides and Solomons waters in recent months, recently made calls to Emae, Paama and Epi in the Shepherd Islands, out of Vila, returning to Vila in early April. The ketch left Sydney last June {PIM, July, 1968, p. 107). • RENEE TIGHE, Earl Koephe’s 30 ft ketch, is expected to stay in NZ waters—she was recently in Auck land—until late this year when she is due to sail for Australia. Since she crossed Panama in August, 1967, Renee Tighe has visited the Gala pagos Islands, French Polynesia, the Cooks, Tonga and Fiji {PIM, Nov., 1968, p. 113).

Crew of the "Casta net", winner of the Auckland-Suva yacht race, celebrating at the RSYC. From left, Lin Carmichael (skipper), his brother Bain (navigator), Ter rence Gillespie (cook) and Mike Lane (boat swain).

In May, Avatiu harbour, Cook Islands, was full of yachts. From the left, "Hi-Hi-Fo", "Perpetua", "Havaiki", "Wayleggo", "Mamamouchi", and "Nomad". -Photo: Van Eijk and Meers.

• SEA LARK, with Albert Ryan md a crew of two, was to leave Christmas Island in early May for rahiti. Plans were to collect fresh vater, ship’s supplies and carry out ninor repairs before leaving Christ nas. • SNOOPY, with Norman and Doris Malin and their three children, Morman, Dennis and Terri, left Whangerei. NZ, in mid-April for Rarotonga, Cook Islands. The 33 ft loop, named after the cartoon :haracter, left Hawaii last May and nade stops in French Polynesia, the "ook Islands, Tonga and NZ. • SYLVIA, with Bob and Sylvia Sally' Welles, of Los Angeles, and heir three sons, left Whangerei, NZ, n mid-April for Rarotonga, Cook slands. The 47 ft sloop had been in <Z waters since last November P!M, Dec., 1968, p. 117). • WAYLEGGO, on a delivery oyage from NZ to Tahiti, made a topover in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, ri April. On board the 40 ft cutter: iam Stuart, his wife and son, and *hil Warring. • TZU HANG, with Bob Nance formerly of Carronade), was at 'alcahuano, Chile, early this year fter rounding Cape Horn (from ast to west) late last year. Plans rere to sail onto the Marquesas, lawaii and then British Colombia. • SEA SHARP 11, 31 ft ketch dth American Mrs. Sharon Sites idams, left Yokohama, Japan, on lay 11 for San Diego, California.

Irs. Adams is attempting to become ie first woman to sail single-handed cross the Pacific. She expected the ip to take 80 days. • RENDEZVOUS, Alan and lina Lucas’ 31 ft plywood ketch, 'as at Thursday Island early this ear with plans to push on to Indo esia waters. Since leaving Queens md waters last year ( PIM, Aug., 968, p. 105), Rendezvous has lade calls at Dunk Island. Port loresby, Weipa, Darwin and imor. • PERPETUA, 40 ft US tri, left /hangerei, NZ, in mid-April for lawaii. Her skipper was Marvin ilenn, of Rebel (at present in NZ), 'ho had earlier been asked to de ver Perpetua by her owner. Dusty

Among vessels lying to at the Tradewinds Hotel, Suva, in May were, left to right, "Roulette II', "Kochab II", "Tarua", the Los Angeles trimaran "Dawnbreaker", the Sydney tri "Estrel lita", "Kahurangi", the motor yacht "Sir dar" and the 50 ft cutter "Red Feather".

The Tradewinds is preparing for its busiest season yet, with large numbers of yachts expected in the next few months.

Ogg, to Hawaii for SUSI,SOO. Dusty had been offered a SUS 12,000 job in the US, Ann Glenn (Marvin’s wife) told PIM in a letter from NZ, and he had had to return home as quickly as possible. • HAVAIKL Rokne and Ruby Johnsons’ 40 ft fibreglass yawl, reached Rarotonga from NZ on April 19 on a return trip to Hawaii.

Havaiki was first in Rarotonga last year (PIM, Jan., p. 110) and her other Islands calls included Fanning, Penrhyn, and Aitutaki, before she reached NZ.

• OUTBOUND, 40 ft tri with Sydney nurse Mary-Helen Harris, 26, and a two-man crew, left Sydney on May 14 for Brisbane and New Guinea, where plans were to spend some time sailing around the terri tory ports. On board was Mary- Helen’s cat. Vascular. • VON HASSEL, 34 ft home built sloop with four Germans, Messrs. W. Lumma, 33, R. Klom lass, 28, K. Mussilaer, 31, and G.

Czypull, 21, was to leave Sydney in May for Daru and the Fly River, New Guinea, to put in a few weeks hunting for crocodiles before sailing

to either Bougainville or Darwin.

Two of the crew worked on inter island copra boats in the Marquesas about six years ago. Von Hassel is the name of the crew’s home suburb in Essen, West Germany.

• Carophyl, Mo An A, Het

Tae-Vcklun, Floating Rock

and STELLA MARIS II were in Sydney in May. Carophyl, registered in London, arrived in Sydney in July, 1967, on a delivery trip sailed by Mike Michelin; Moana is regis tered in Stockholm; German Zemke Manfred on Floating Rock has plans to sail to New Guinea; Hettae- Vcklun hails from Norfolk Island and Tom Bailey’s Maris, based in Sydney since July, 1967, was getting a refit before continuing cruising local waters on charter work. • WIDGEON, Ted King’s ketch, was in Sydney in May with not-yet finalised plans to sail for South America. Ted hoped to earn some “coin” by mastering a local charter boat, Nautilus, and then to leave Sydney on Widgeon with his wife, Ettie. • TAM AMINE, Len Gulson’s 58 ft ketch, left Sydney in late April en route for the West Indies with a crew of three. First planned stops were to be Noumea and Suva (PIM, Apr., p. 108).

"Nomad" in Rarotonga in May. -Photo: Van Eijk and Meers.

• SIRDAR, 47 ft luxury motor owned by Auckland business nan, Mr. Ken Butland, was due to eave Fiji at the end of May, after laving helped as a radio relay vessel luring the Auckland-Suva race.

Skippered by Mr. Peter Comes (who ook delivery of her in Amsterdam in 1965) Sirdar —complete with tele vision, electronic navigation aids and uxury accommodation —proved a ourist attraction when she was noored at the Trade winds marina n May. She was to cruise the Lau 3 roup and the Yasawas before eturning to New Zealand.

Intending to make the trip back n Sirdar were Ray and Mary Walker, Dick Bissell, Mike Tiller and Vic Dady. • KOTUKU, Richard Farley’s 17 t yacht was at Norfolk Island in day after a trip from NZ. Richard yas staying with Karl and Mavis Davies and planned to sail on to Irisbane or return to NZ. • MAIWA, with Harold Conway ind Gary Dalton, was to leave Raro onga, Cook Islands, in May for NZ. devious calls included Honolulu and banning Island. • BALEIA, Houston Sussex’s 55 t cutter, was in Rarotonga, Cook slands, in late April out of French ’olynesia. Plans were to sail on to fonga and Fiji—with Houston, Greg Deer and Peter Frey. • MAMAMOLJCHI, in Papeete arly this year, was to leave Raro onga. Cook Islands, on May 4 for fonga. New Caledonia and New juinea with brothers Jean and Yves Robert and crewman Pierre Guilbert. • SCHNOUFI, Frenchman Jean her re Jourdan’s 30 ft ketch with ean, his wife Janine and their two :hildren Catherine, 18, and Philippe, 0, was to leave Nukualofa, Tonga, m May 10 for Fiji. Jean told PIM ie’d like to hear of John and Chunky ilsdon’s yacht Roselle La Douce. fan anyone help? • TYRANT, Bob Jackson’s 50-ton :etch with Bob and two Fijian crew nen, was expected in Fiji from Nuku ilofa, Tonga, by May. Bob says he’s ound an unchartered reef near -alcon Island, 45 miles north-west of fongatapu, Tonga.

• QUEST, New Zealander Keith Bellingham’s yacht, was lost after she hit a reef on May 4 off Cape Rodney, east of Port Moresby. Keith and a crewmate, David Brown of Sydney, escaped with the help of local villagers and the pair were in Moresby in mid-May “after jobs”. • EL SONADOR, Bob and Rosa- Lee Cullen’s ketch, was expected in French Polynesia by June. In Acapulco, Mexico, in March, the Cullens planned to leave firstly for Tahiti and then “posts west”. Their friends, Jim and Mary Ulrich, of Uhuru, were to make a similar trip out of Acapulco about the same time

for Tahiti with a few Marquesas stops en route. • TALLY HO, the 29-ton cutter damaged off the atoll of Manuae, Cook Islands, last August and sal vaged by the 93 ft trawler Heather George ( PIM, Nov., 1968, p. Ill) was undergoing extensive repairs at Rarotonga in May with her new owner, Mr. R. W. B. Thompson, awaiting the arrival of a new engine from overseas.

Five Cook Islanders have been working hard repairing Tally Ho and have replaced frames on her port side and fitted imported Kauri planks from NZ. Other work on her mast and interior was planned.