Stormy venture for young tars
Hot showers and the chance to wash clothes at Lyttelton yesterday were welcomed by Operation Raleigh venturers after a stormy passage from Sydney aboard the brigantine Zebu.
Limited fresh water meant a bucket of sea water was often the only way of washing for the venturers.
Conditions on the 13day voyage were frequently rough and, according to the Zebu’s master, Peter Masters, were the worst the vessel had encountered since leaving on her four-year voyage of scientific and community work in 1984.
Sea sickness was a
problem for the 15 venturers from Britain, Singapore, and the United States, many of whom had not sailed before. The 32,5 m Zebu was built in Sweden in 1938 and plied the Baltic Sea and North Sea carrying timber, salt and grain. Captain Masters said the vessel had a top speed of about six knots. “It is built for strength rather than speed,” he said.
The Zebu is at Lyttelton until Thursday. From there she will sail to the Outward Bound School at Anakiwa and then to Auckland to meet the Spirit of Adventure.
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