THE CAP PILAR

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22833, 14 September 1937, Page 11

THE CAP PILAR

STOKES TAKEN ON BOARD DEPARTURE THIS WEEK VOYAGE OF 3000 MILES In preparation for departure later In the -week, Btores sufficient for six months' sailing were taken aboard the English barquentine Cap Pilar yesterday. Under the command of Captain Adrian Seligman and manned by an amateur crew*, the vessel will enter dock to-morrow ,and will leave for the Tuamotu., Archipelago on Thursday or Friday, in continuation of her world voyage. A New Zealand doctor and seven new members of the crew are joining the vessel at Auckland. Since her arrival from Sydney two months ago the Cap Pilar has been lying at tho Western Viaduct. Slio will go into the Calliope Dock in company with the Union Steam Ship Company's cargo steamer Kairanga, and will return to the viaduct cither lato to-morrow afternoon or on Thursday morning. Given a. fair wind the barquentine may commence her 3000 miles voyage to Mangareva, in tho Tuamotu Archipelago, on Thursday, but it is considered moro probable that she will not leave until Friday. Preparations for the long voyage are well advanced. Tho many cases of provisions and tho miscellany of victuals that are needed wero taken aboard and stored yesterday morning and tho final touches arc being ,added to tho repairs and improvements that are being effected on deck and below. Accommodation in the saloon and forecastle has been altered and changes which have been made in tho rig of the vessel are designed to offer greater stability when running with tho wind well abaft.

From tho Tuamotu Archipelago tho Cap Pilar will proceed to tho Marquesas Group and will then probably vovago to San Francisco, via Honolulu.