Cruising

Yachts

» CHALYBIS, 10.4 m Temp :ress sloop, was outfitted for cruising in Townsville, Aus xalia, by Mervyn Flynn and his wife Rosemary. Mervyn sailed ;o Cairns, through the _ouisiades to Papua New Suinea and Solomon Islands.

It was an outrageous trip,’ he said. ‘lf a taxi had come by I’d lave gladly taken it.’ Ken A/retham, underwater photo grapher, joined the Chalybis in Honiara. The two men plan to jo extensive diving and pho ©graphing of World War II elics, sunken ships and ighter planes. • KLARABORG registered n Gothenborg, Sweden, and :hought to be the oldest work ng sailboat in the world, arrived in Marau Sound, Solomon Islands. Built in the 1850 s, Klaraborg is 36.6 m ong, has a beam of 6.9 m and a 2.6 m draft. She is a gaff- Igged ketch, displacement 120 tonnes. Ove and Jan Lin cer bought the Klaraborg in 1965 in Sweden, where she nad fallen into disuse from her days as a cargo freighter. They spent two years remodelling ner into a passenger ship with comfortable accommodation for 16 people. > KARLOO, 9.14 m Water witch class sloop, with owners Beoffrey and Ruth Goodman, arrived at Bundaberg, Queensland, on July 11 after an absence from Australia of seven and a half years, spent cruising around the islands in :he South-west Pacific. On eaving Suva, Fiji at the end of :he last cyclone season they nad a fast passage to the New Hebrides and stayed in Vila for a month. Then followed a very slow passage, with light head winds or no wind at all. to New Caledonia, where prolonged

westerlies delayed their planned early departure for Australia. More light head winds made the final stage from Noumea to Bundaberg another leisurely one. For the next few months the Good mans will be renewing ac quaintance with friends and anchorages on the Queens land coast. The Goodmans feel that yachtsmen bound for Australia could well consider making Bundaberg their port of entry. The Burnett River is a convenient and safe place for arrival, and the city of Bun daberg, 10 nautical miles up the river, has good anchorage and facilities. • VIVALDI, 17 m yawl built in Sydney, is the only yacht registered in Solomon Islands.

Roy and Margaret Clement left Sydney in September 1975 and sailed to Honiara. Roy is stationed in Solomon Islands, and does all the pleasure cruising he can find time for.

Fulltime crewman is Thomas Teago, from the Santa Cruz group. Roy is extremely proud of his newly installed Decca radar. • WINDSON 22.3 m steel ketch from Savannah, Geor gia, arrived in Marau Sound, Solomon Islands, with Jim and Cheryl Schmidt. The Dutch built Windson left the US east coast in December 1976, and sailed to the Bahamas, through the Panama Canal to the Galapagos, Tuamotus, American Samoa, Fiji, to New Zealand, where Jim’s brother Tom joined the vessel. They then proceeded to the New Hebrides and Solomon Islands. The brothers are div ing enthusiasts and plan some serious diving in Solomon Islands. Later in the year they plan to sail to Truk to explore wrecked ships. • OCARINA departed Honiara in early September for Kieta, Rabaul and Madang, Papua New Guinea. Among those on board is Mrs Roderica Laymon to whom PIM August addressed a message in the Cruising

Yachts section. Mrs Laymon writes; ‘When Ocarina finally sailed into Honiara and we went ashore to the yacht club people greeted us with “So you’re here at last! We’ve been saving up your mail for you, and have you seen the latest issue of PlM?’’ Our first greeter explained to us what the message had been, the next greeter explained it again to us, and the next and the next. We considered ourselves truly informed, and you might consider that everyone at the yacht club reads PIM!’ (PlM’s thanks to all concerned.) • VENTURE, 10 m ketch built in Okinawa, left Guam at the end of July for the Caroline Islands and Solomon Islands.

On board are Jack and Sonoko Welborn and son Ken. • Five yachts planned to take part in an inaugural race be tween Cairns and Samarai,

Papua New Guinea, in August.

They were GANDALF, a 9.7 m cutter, sailed by Al and Marion Vroom from Vancouver; WARLOCK, 9.5 m, sailed by Nick and Janice Wooller; WINGS, 11 m steel sloop, sailed by Dave Muse and Suzanne Martinek; TOMIKO 11, 9.2 m timber ketch, sailed by Kris and Russell Smith (ac companied by eight-months old Jodi) from New Zealand; and ALINAR 10.3 m steel cut ter, sailed by John and Heather Wilks and son Nathan. Each yacht donated a bottle of rum as prize, which was won by Wings. But all con cerned helped to drink it.

Wings did the trip in 86 hours.

Second was Warlock, third was Tomiko 11, fourth was Alinar but as its skipper said ‘We did have hot meals every day’. In the event, Gandalf did not compete in the race. • INTERMEZZO, Columbia 50, arrived in Marau Sound,

Solomon Islands, with Skip and Linda Dashew and daugh ters Elyse 9, and Sarah 6. The family sailed from California in November 1976, heading down the coast of Mexico to the Marquesas, Tuamotus, Cook Islands, Pago Pago, Apia, Tonga, Fiji, to New Zealand, where they spent the 1977 winter. There the vessel was remodelled from a racing craft to a cruiser with comfort able accommodation for the family. From New Zealand the Intermezzo sailed to New Caledonia, New Hebrides, and Solomon Islands. • HONEYWIND. 15.9 ferro cement cutter rig from Syd ney, arrived in Honiara with skipper Andrew Bray and Vicky Garland. They had called at New Caledonia and the New Hebrides. Plans are to go from Solomon Islands to Cairns, returning to Sydney for Christmas. • VELOCITY, skippered by Bruce Tardrew, was to take part in the quarter-ton world championships in Yokosuka, Japan, in October. The boat was shipped from Port

Moresby for the event. Unfor tunately, John Malins and Topaz pulled out as chal lengers, but, as noted in the

Avaganda, the Whiting Keeler hired and skippered by Greg Sheehan while still living in Papua New Guninea. Avaganda finished 16th in the 1977 World Half Ton Championships, hosted by the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. Greg now lives in Sydney. (Photo: courtesy Royal Papua Yacht Club.)

Detail from Port Moresby car toonist ‘Bob’s’ impression of scenes outside the clubhouse of the Royal Papua Yacht Club. (Courtesy RPYC.)

Poya/ Papua Yacht Club News-sheet for September, they will at least be involved n competitive sailing in Port yioresby for the rest of our season’.

> Monsoon 14 6 M

/vooden gaff-riggged ketch, Oolin Archer design, berthed n Honiara. Monsoon was built n British Columbia, Canada, as a fishing boat. New owners Mastair and Beth Robertson, vith son Stewart, 10, plan to sail to Australia and New Zealand. With them will go srew members Faye and Ross 3 almer. • RHODORA, 12.9 m cutter, 3 erry design, home port Key /Vest, Florida, arrived in Honiara after cruising Papua Mew Guinea islands. Skipper Hayden (DSN, ret.) las been sailing for 25 years.

He designed the interior layout )f Rhodora, which he had built

This picture was originally used in PIM in January 1963. The caption then described it as the 47 ft San Diego yacht Monsoon '. Is it the same Monsoon whose recent call at Honiara is reported on this page? PIM'S cruising authority John Collins thinks so. Maybe the Robertsons-or anyone at all who is interested - would like to join the discussion.

to his specifications in Taiwan.

He sailed from Guam in August 1977 with first mate Nancy Wolfe. They plan to proceed to Fiji, New Zealand, Tahiti and Hawaii. • JULIE J, home port Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 11 m staysail schooner built in Tasmania in 1958, arrived in Honiara. Skipper Bill Ashley, a retired chemical engineer, is accompanied by his wife Clyda who, unable to walk for several years, is confined to bed or wheelchair and their good friend Eileen West worth. Visitors are extremely

impressed with the arrange ments made to meet the needsj of an invalid passenger, which include a special winch to lower Clyda into the dinghy so she can go ashore and see the sights in the various ports of call. The trio came to Honiara after 1.2 months cruising around Papua New Guinea. 1 • SYZYGY, a Laurin 32, with] Bob and Mimi Morse from Bos ton, Massachusetts, continues her circumnavigation after a I brief lay-over in northern Queensland for the birth of their new baby, Richard, born end of July. Syzygy is headed 1

Course for the 1978 World Quarter Ton Championships conducted from October 28-November 5 in Sagami Bay, Japan, by the Nippon Ocean Racing Club of Tokyo. Yachtsmen from Papua New Guinea planned to take part. (Drawing by Hugh Vautier courtesy Royal Papua Yacht Club.)

or Bali, en route for the Medi erranean. The Morses will hen hurry back to Boston vhere Bob must resume his eaching job. ■ MORTAIL custom-built 2.5 m trimaran, was in Fiji Lautoka-based) in September i/ith owner-skipper Guy teach and crew, Nick Gaze England), and Joanie Harvey md Pierre Belanger, both of Canada. San Francisco egistered Mortail left Florida in March 1, 1977, sailing Trough the Panama Canal for to South Pacific. She was two /eeks in the Galapagos and nen made a 26-day passage 3 the Marquesas. After three Tenths in French Polynesia dortail spent the hurricane eason in Samoan waters and Ten three months in Tonga iefore making for Fiji. Captain teach plans to leave for New iealand in October. The rest ; uncertain, but Guy is con idering two possibilities a

voyage to the New Hebrides and Australia or through Indonesia. ‘‘lt’s a strange situ ation and a wild occupation, living your life like a song,” writes Guy to PIM. • SONGEUR, 7 m Achilles type craft, was in Rarotonga in August. Solo sailor owner Rodney Vendail left his English home port in 1976 for the USA, West Indies, Galapagos, French Poly nesia and the Cooks. On departure he headed for New Zealand. • REINGA, 7 m Achilles type craft, called at Raro tonga in August. With her crew of two skipper owner Dmitri Zotov and Sue Dunford she had come from England via Spain, Portugal, Madeira, West Indies, Galapagos, Mar quesas, and Tahiti. She left the Cooks for New Zealand.

• Summer Wind 23 M

Rhodes steel ketch, Miami registered, was in Raro tonga in August. On board, were owner Gerry Hood, skipper Robert Lad Rod man, four more Rodmans Karen, Greg, Gail and Sum mer and Nat Hanison and Dexter Baum. Summer Wind quit the Cooks for Moorea.

• Wanderlust, 17 M

craft, was in Rarotonga in September. She had come from Acapulco, Mexico via the Marquesas and Tahiti.

With owner Henry Stine on board were skipper Steve Carter and crew members Nadja Sayovic, Mitch Terkildsen, Scott Hendrick son, Marie Hendrickson, Suzie Johnstone, Martin Howe and Lorea Chilton.

Wanderlust left Rarotonga for Tonga and New Zealand. • lONA, of 9 m, home port

San Francisco, was in Raro tonga in September. With owner-skipper Y. Leßoux were crew members Lon Bubeck and Jean-Marie Pare. She left for Niue. • ISATIS, 9 m craft of Romance type, designed by Philippe Harlet, was in Rarotonga in * September.

On arrival her crew com prised owner-skipper Jean Lescure, Mme Claudin Les cure, Rebecca Lee and Jean-Marie Pare (who later transferred to Iona). Isatis had sailed from her home port of La Rochelle, France, to England, crossed the Atlantic, and after passing through the Panama Canal, visited Alaska and the Marquesas. • ATRIA, a 9 m, Golden Hind type craft, was in Raro tonga in September.

Owner-skipper James Stamps was accompanied by Roslyn Woodhead.