Voyage of discovery to Antarctic

Press, 10 July 1989, Page 16

Voyage of discovery to Antarctic

Marjorie and Gerry Clark are organic orchardists in Kerikeri. In 1983, 56-year-old Gerry, a deeply concerned environmentalist, set out on a quest for new information on sea birds. He sailed around Antarctica for three years in his 10-metre wooden yacht,- Totorore. Much of the time he was alone. His remarkable adventure of discovery and sur-

vival has won him an M.B.E. and awards from sailing clubs around the world. Tomorrow and Thursday evenings, Gerry and Marjorie will present a slide talk of the sights and sounds of Gerry’s epic voyage. This will be at the State Trinity Theatre in Worcester Street at 7 p.m. Tickets can be bought at the door at $7 for adults and $4 for school pupils. Paperback copies of

Gerry’s book “The Totorore Voyage” will be on sale. The evening has been organised by the Canterbury Organic Producers group in the hope that the public will see the link between conserving wild environments and environment friendly ways of using our food producing land. For more information phone Nigel at 554-024.

Home ownership Planning to buy your own home? A home ownership seminar for women will be held in Christchurch next Monday, July 17. “Women Can Do Anything,” as the guest speaker, Grace Hollander, will tell those attending this public seminar. Other speakers will discuss Property Finance, Homestart Loans, Legal

Aspects of Sale and Purchase, and Real Estate Agents’ duties. Organised by Gillman Real Estate, the seminar will be held at the Lichfield Lounge, 78 Lichfield Street, starting at 7.30 p.m., fee is $5 a head. Supper will be served. For more information, telephone the real estate agency’s suburban offices, on its Rangiora or Kaiapoi offices.