GIRL SAILS IN A WINDJAMMER

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22243, 6 November 1937, Page 23

GIRL SAILS IN A WINDJAMMER

ADVENTUROUS VOYAGE TO ENGLAND

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;: WELLINGTON, November 5. Returning after a trip to England to her home at Cooma, near Kosciusko, a young Australian girl. Miss Mary Lang, arrived at Wellington to-day on board the. Tamaroa from Southampton. She told how she had once sailed right round the world in square-rigged ships of the rapidly dwindling fleet tnat participates in the annual race Home with the Australian Wheat harvest. She went Home by W3y Of Cape Horn in the barque Lavenir, a voyage of 104 days. .Although she signed on as one of jne crew she was really a passenger, Wit in many ways she was able to knd a helping hand. Often she went ■loft undeterred by the height of tall or the swaymg of the ship. The *oS»ge was uneventful, with fair sail-®B;-hntil alter. rounding Cape Horn. D w as becalmed frequently in and the crew beguiled leisure by catching great sharks ■Do-other deep-sea fish. Ajte return voyage, she said, was «ote interesting. It was made in the of 72 days in the barque The ship was returning to Australia to load, and was in conselight in ballast In the English she lost both anchors and jfrffiy went aground, spending 10 days about the narrow seas, often i?*“hger being run down by She was the only woman on

a rf£? s Was standing by, but it was to3u? p one ' and nad to leave them 'S,J«into port for coal. They eventu"Y reached a safe haven. A* a heavy swell off Cape Aghulas J* snip, being light, was laid on her g«tt'ends-by a white squall, and only escaped capsizing. to SW/years.l was simply dying to a voyage," said Miss Lang prompted her to S aii Sfffim-ships. She said she had not and she had greatly S"v*ttner experience. Asked if should " H'JWPWtunity offer she would like board a windjammer again, "f . Sewered, "I would love to."