FULL-RIGGED SHIP

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22353, 26 February 1936, Page 16

FULL-RIGGED SHIP

THE JOSEPH CONRAD ! DEPARTURE TO-MORROW NEW ZEALANDERS AS CADETS'' TWO AUCKLAND YOUTHS , ' Auckland ship-lovers will have whafc. may prove to be their last opportunity' of seeing a full-rigged sailing ship,.; even if only in miniature, leaving the port when the Joseph Conrad continues her world cruise to-morrow morning. After a stay of about a week, during which the ship has remained in the stream, she is expected to weigh anchor at 11 a.m. to take advantage of the ebbing tide. Aucklanders wilt regret the fact that the ship has not been berthed to give them a closer view, but, during her stay in port, visitors have been hospitably received on board in the stream. In view of the somewhat historic nature of the Joseph Conrad's departure to-morrow, Mr. R. A. Falla, of the Auckland Museum, will record her sailing by taking moving picture films. Final preparations will be made to-day, while water and stores have already been taken on board in the stream, obviating the Joseph Conrad coming in to the wharves. During the Joseph Conrad's stay in port four of her American cadets have left her to return to their homes, and their places will be taken jby lour fortunate young New Zealanders, who will be signed on'as cadets. Those from Auckland are Mr. C. Vickerstaff, of Vivian Bay, Kawau, who is employed at St. Heliers, and Mr. Peter Henley, of Green Lane. Mr. Vickerstaff is in his early twenties,, and Mr. Henley just 20 years of age. Mr. Henley was in one of the winning crews at Kawau at the Yacht Squadron regatta during the week-end, and is a keen sailor. Both have been signed on for nine months. Two other cadets have yet to arrive in Auckland, coming from Wairoa and Christchurch. Outlining the future movements of the Joseph Conrad, Mr. A. J. Villiers, the owner and master, stated last evening that her first call would be at Samarai, in New Guinea. From there the ship would proceed to the P'Entrecasteaux group, and then across the Pacific to the Austals and Tahiti. Later calls will be made at Pitcairn and probably Easter Island. In the later stages of the voyage the ship will round Cape Horn to the Falklands, and then return to her home port, Ipswich, via New York.