The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-25
TIE CAr-BOAr "Coor..
Its Remarkable Voyage OF Eighteen
Hundred Mnesl

The New York cat-boat Coot, which
has nearly completed its trip Of l 500
miles, dropped anchor at 4 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon in the Delaware
River, opposite Cooper's Point, Cam.
den. The owner, master and crew Of
the boat is captain C. P. Kunhardt,
formerly yachting editor of Forest aud
stream. He has made the whole of the
voyage, occupying nearly seven months.
without another human being as q
companion.
In November, 1885, Captain Kun
hardt, who is the author Of the book
entitled Small Yachts" determined to
show the yachting world what distance
man could travel alone in q craft and
yet enjoy himself. He purchased the
CoOt with a view Of attempting the voy-
age of l. 500 miles. It is only twenty
one feet on deck, nine feet beam. and
two feet four inches draught. 1t HOSTS
twenty -one feet Of sail, with twenty-one
feet boom. IL has a cabin house eight
feet long. one side of which is fitted up
for sleeping apartments, and the other
side for cooking, carrying provisions,
and shelter from gales. An oil stove,
with few gallons of oil, furnished him
with heat through all the cold winter
months. During his voyage Of nearly
seven months, he has slept on shore
only three times. These were when his
oil ran short, and TO stay on board
would have been sure death, owing 10
the extreme cold.
During his journey, his boat has been
frozen solid in ice for weeks at a time.
and he has encou. tered many vicissi-
tudes. He has had remarkably good
health during the whole of the voyage,
and his weight has increased thirty
pounds. He stated last night to
Press reporter, who visited him on his
Yacht, that he never felt better in hrs
hse, and will next fall make another
trip. During the whole OF the voyage,
he was never once compelled 10 visit
his medicine chest. The adventurous
captain will continue his return trip 10
New York on the flood tide this morn
ing, passing through the Raritan Canal
he expects TO reach New York on Sun
day
he left New York on November 18th.
and was tOwed through the Rarltan
Canal, distance Of forty miles, and
was frozen up st Bordentown for four
days. On reaching the Delaware, be
sailed towards Windmill Island, where
he made his first anchorage. From
there he sailed 10 Delaware CITY, thence
through the Delaware and Chesapeake
Canal 10 Chesapeake Bay. spending
Christmas alone in his yacht in Her
ring Harbor. He sailed around Chesa-
peake Bay, visiting all the hsrbors and
towns. and from there went 10 Hamp-
ton Roads and took refuge in HamptCn
Greek for two weeks, owing to iremend-
Gus winter gales. For two DAYS he was
afraid to move outside of his
cabin, as the weather was so bitterly
cold. When he was ready to sail. he
had 20 cut his way out with axes, and
his rigging was a mass of ice.
He then sailed 70 Norfolk and up the
Elizabeth River TO the Chesapeake and
Albemarle Canal which leads into the
North River. aud thence TO the Abe
marie Sound, where he spent six weeks
in cruising, putting in at most Of the
towns and investigating the prospects
for game for the coming season.
He then sailed TO Croatan Sound, be
tween Albemarle and Pimlico Sounds,
and visited the towns and villages all
around its banks until he reached Neuse
River, up which be sail d fifteen miles
and then passed up the Beaufort and
Newburne Canal until he reached Beau
fort, 800 miles from b me, where be ar
rieved in May. He made Beaufort his
headquarters until June sth, when he
his return voyage over
nearly the same course. He has had
nothing but light winds nearly all the
way on his return journey.
He says his expenses for food and
everything have not averaged So per
veek.-Philsdelphis Press.