FINNISH BARQUE

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 24, 30 January 1933, Page 11

FINNISH BARQUE

WINTERHUDE,AT AUCKLAND •.,■'■-' ■ ' '•

VOYAGE OF 56 DAYS

With a cargo of 3000 tons of guano, the Finnish barque Winterhude arrived at Auckland early on Friday. morning. The Wintcrhudo made a remarkably' quick passage, of '56 days from Seychelles Island, in tho Indian Ocean, to-Auckland, states the "New Zealand Herald." Sho has thus won her race with the Passat, another Finnish sailing vessel, which left Seychelles Island for Auckland sis days before the Winterhude. No advice of the Passat's expected arrival has yet been received. The Winterhude did not sight Tiritiri "until 4.45 a.m. on Friday, although her whereabout, had been reported by vessels entering the port. The master, Captain D. Mam, stated that he had seen no sign of the four-masted barquo Passat since she left him at Seychelles. Neither had he seen the German fourmasted auxiliary barque Magdalene Vinnen, which, is expected at Auckland soon from Spain. He had, in fact, seen no ships during the voyage; The courseof tho Winterhude, said the captain, had brought her clear of the south 'coast of Australia and Tasmania, then up the Tasman Sea and round the North Cape. The; voyage had'been_uheventful, though they had experienced calms. Tho crew 'numbered 19, including sir apprentices: There was one Englishman in the crew. He thought that the barque might stop in Auckland for a fortnight, then go to Australia. It wae two years since the Winterhude; left Finland. First of all the barque went to London then from there to South Australia. She returned to England, then made a voyage to Mauritius, from which place she sailed to Seychelles Island and thence to Auckland. The crew received their last mail 56 days iigo at Seychelles. Unlike the crew of the Grace Harwar, which visited Auckland some time ago, said the captain, they were not all bachelors aboard the Winterhude. The members of the creware all young men. Only one had taken advantage of the eight week.' absence from, civilisation to grow a beard. It was evident that ship's fare can grow monotonous after several weeks,' for tho crew did not disguise their pleasure when anumber of freshly-picked plums were thrown aboard. " '