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Greymouth Evening Star, 24 August 1939, Page 2

Thirteen days out from Napier, the 36ft' ketch Faith, commanded by her owner, Mr. AV. F. Marsh, of Christchurch, arrived at Auckland after an eventful voyage, during which the vessel encountered two storms which drove her many miles out of her course. The ketch left Napier on Thursday, August 10, and arrived at Gisborne two days later, but did not stay. Favourable weather reports made it advisable to continue: but on the evening of the day she left Gisborne she encountered a gale, in which she drifted for 10(1 miles off East Cape. The gale lasted three days, during -which time she remained hovo-to. A course was then sei lor the Bay of Plenty, in a stiff northwesterly wind, the intention being to cal! al Taiir.-inga; but when the ketch was almost in sighi of her objective she mot more heavy weather, and, for throe days was driven uortli by heavv sous. The dinghy was washed rdf the -deci;. When the weather cleared, the ketch made for the land, and passed Cuvier Island on Tuesday morning. The distance by sea. from Napier to Auckland is 37(1 miles.— Press Assn.