ADVENTUROUS CRUISE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23112, 10 August 1938, Page 12

ADVENTUROUS CRUISE

THE YACHT BLUE SEAS RETURN TO NEW ZEALAND [by telegraph—own correspondent] RTJSSELL, Tuesday After an adventurous cruise to the Islands, the Nelson yacht Blue Seas, manned by Messrs. J. Anstice (cap- | tain), G. A. Day and H. Lewis, arrived here from Vavau 011 Saturday. The vessel left Nelson t jn May for Rarotoiiga, Tahiti and Vavau, on a cruise expected to last from three to five months. _ The Blue Seas arrived at Vavau from Papeete 011 July 22 and left, after only a short stay, for New Zealand. An encounter with whales and a severe storm, during which the wireless set refused to function, were among the experiences met with during the voyage. LAND'S END AT WHANGAREI GOOD TRIP UP COAST [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] WHANGAREI, Tuesday Arriving off the hangarei at three o'clock this morning yacht Land's End came up tho harbour to berth at the Whangarei town wharf about four* hours later, af er good trip from Auckland, whence s sailed yesterday afternoon. During the day the vessel h s the centre of considerable interest_ she lay at the, wharf. 'Jhu owner. > V tain H. .Teffery, this .evening, bhOTW the motion picture of his trip - "SBfS&y arrive*! by car last night and will sa 1 the Land's End to Russell, then return to Auckland V hen vessel sails for the islands.