ADVENTUROUS VOYAGE
ONE MAN IN A BOAT.
SYDNEY TO CALIFORNIA.
An adventurous voyage was that concluded recently when Mr. F. Rebelle, a native of Russia, reached Suva from Sydney in the 18ft half-deck sailingboat Elaine.
Mr. Rebelle, who left Sydney on December 31 on a single-handed voyage to California, had no clearance papers and no passports when he reached Suva, and his navigation instruments consisted of a home-made sextant, a pocket compass, a watch and a Universal chart. He had not spoken a single vessel touring the whole voyage. His call at Suva was made for fresh water, coconuts and bananas. On the way from Sydney to Fiji his boat’s centreboard was smashed in heavy weather, and the little craft sprang a, leak; which kept liim busy all the way.
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Taranaki Daily News, 10 March 1932, Page 7
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