CRUISE IN YAWL
VOYAGE ARRIVAL AT AUCKLAND (P.A.) AUCKLAND, Sept. 17. Twenty-three days out from Suva, the 34-foot auxiliary yawl Marie arrived at Auckland after a comparatively slow voyage against light head winds. The Marie, which is owned by Captain Frank Dona, a Netherlander, is well known in Auckland, and left here about a year ago for a cruise in the Islands. The Marie visited Niue Island, Samoa and Fiji. After leaving Auckland, the yawl was wrecked on a reef at Savaii Island last November, and Captain Dona and his crew lived on the island with the natives for seven months while repairing the damage. There were no facilities on the island, and he had to live in native fashion, said Captain Dona to-day. Captain Dona's only companion on the trip from Suva to Auckland was Mr H. Devenport, of Suva. Stormy weather encountered at Cape Brett three days ago was the worst experienced on the trip.
Difficulty was experienced in getting permission to leave Suva for Auckland. The naval authorities would not consider the voyage until Captain Dona had convinced them that he would either have to sail or they would' have to support him at Suva. He had intended to visit the Dutch East Indies, but permission would not be granted under any consideration.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24715, 18 September 1941, Page 6
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