Cruising
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Yachts
• AUDACIOUS, 36 ft trimaran, arrived at Suva late in September from Durban via Brazil, the West Indies, the Panama Canal and Tonga. The owners, Mike and Hilda Timm, left their native Durban in December, 1968, virtually in experienced in sailing small craft.
After two weeks in Fiji, the Timms planned to sail to Noumea and Aus tralia. They expect to spend about six months in Australia before re turning to Durban. • SPENCERIAN, 46 ft aluminium sloop, is carrying four Boots Donald, Cassie, Don and Dave while on a trip from Santa Barbara, California, to New Zealand. She left Santa Barbara about two years ago and has since called at Galapagos, Easter Island, Pitcairn, Papeete and Rarotonga. • MARIRE , 36 ft sloop, was salvaged from Nasoata Reef, about 15 miles east of Suva, late in Sep tember. She had gone aground about a week earlier. Salvage attempts went on for a week in bad weather before
the Marine Pacific Ltd. tug, Wakaya, pulled her off. On board at the time was her owner, Mr. Gray Lee, of Whangarei, NZ, who blamed himself for the mishap, saying he had gone to sleep. The Marire had been cruis ing in Fiji waters for about three months, and was on the way from Suva to Gau. Mr. Lee estimates that repairs will take about six months.
He will then return to NZ, but plans to go back to Fiji in 1972.
• Fairweather, 57 Ft
schooner, arrived at Rarotonga from Tahiti on September 21. On board were skipper-owner Omar Darr, his daughter Michele and crew mem bers John Rogers, Tom Grant, Rosco Osborn, Bud Ford, Peter Southall and Simon Best. Fairweather was built in Jamaica in 1950 and left San Francisco on her current voyage 21 years ago. Plans were to return to Papeete. • VICKI LYNN, 36 ft trimaran, arrived at Rarotonga from the Society Islands on September 29. On board were Ernie and Lee Crampton and Leilani Sanford who joined the yacht in Raiatea. The Cramptons’ cruise started from Victoria, British Columbia, in July, 1970, and ports of call were in Hawaii, San Diego, the northern coast of Mexico, Nukuhiva, Huahine and Raiatea.
Plans are to sail to New Zealand via Fiji. • BUOYANT GIRL, 37 ft sloop out of San Francisco with skipper Marty Kalman and wife Judy on board, berthed for several days in
October at Hog Harbour, Santo.
They were passing through the New Hebrides on their way to the Caro lines and hope to reach Japan by March next year. • KUAKOA, a 48 ft trimaran from Honolulu, ran aground on a small island east of Santo on Sep tember 13 and was destroyed by heavy seas. All 10 persons on board were rescued. Owner - captain and builder Jim Stewart was able to sal vage some gear and personal belong ings before the Kuakoa broke up. • The Lokalee Beach Hotel at Santo in the New Hebrides has now got two courtesy moorings for use by visiting yachts, hotel manager David J. Loomis told PIM.
Both are in protected, deep water only 200 ft from a landing on the hotel premises. Hot water showers are available and laundry may be done for a minimum machine fee.
A heavy swell rocks the "Marire" as she wallows helplessly on Nasoata Reef while Fijians help Gray Lee to get her ready for a rescue attempt.
Left, New Zealander Ross Norgrove, owner-skipper of the 70 ft "White Squall" (seen in the background), in Moorea in September. The yacht is currently in Papeete. Alongside "White Squall" in Moorea was (right) the 43 ft "Vaga bundo", from Los Angeles, with Gale and Ann Graves. She left soon after for Fiji.