The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-08-29
Beautiful /, Palona an Ideal
Yacht.
Blc ADDITION TO LOCAL FLEET
rrom Saturdays DailyD


Iona is anchored of Richards street.
Snowy white from stem to stern. she
shows none of the rough usage received
on the voyage down from San Francis
co, which terminated yesterday morn
ing. She will sail for Pearl Lochs this
| afternoon, where she will be moored
of the country place of the Clarence
Macfarlanes, returning hence next
week to be thoroughly overhauled. She
will then be thrown open for inspec-
| ton by the public and will afterwards
go out for a cruise to windward. finally
| taking her regular home anchorage on
Kainani, the home of her owner on the
Peninsula. La Paloma will be there
on Regatta DAY and the other smart
yachts Of the Islands will have
chance to try their speed against her.
| From keel to masthead La Paloma is
one dream of nautical luxury.
Launched from the yards of Stone 4
Co., in South San Francisco, July 3,
1895, she was intended for the use of
wealthy young South American. Sc
nor Guerro. who, through financial
misfortune, was compelled to dispose
of her to Colonel Andrews, the we'll
known San Franciscan. Capitalist w.
l.. Goodfellow became her owner some
two years ago and negotiations were
conducted for the purchase from him
by +. w. Wundenberg OF this city.
Consul c. T. Wilder was the fiag-own-
er when the craft passed into possess
sion of Clarence w. Macfarlane She
was Immediately fitted out for her
present voyage under Captain McPhail,
mate of the Andrew WEIGH, whose
services were secured through the ia
vor of Captain Drew, who is now on
the way in her to Honolulu with a
general cargo from San Francisco.
1t was the irony Of fate that just out
side the Farallones Captain McPhail
sailed past the Andrew WEIGH, bound
for this port, and made the harbor
first.
The La Paloma sailed from San
Francisco August at 2:3O p. m. and
encountered Gains for some days aft
erward. Up to the 10th inst. she had
been drifting with a sea of sky-like
glass. Two days followed with Gains
and light airs, breeze springing up
on the 18th inst, increasing to squat
on the 18th. The mainsail was made
fast, the yacht running under foresail
and staysail and rolling horribly. On
the 18th very heavy weather was en-
cOuntered in latitude 1881, longitude
1874. The seas increased fast on the
evening OF that day and the vessel hove
to under clOse-reefed foresail. Her lib
boom was buried in the seas up to the
hanks.
1t was on August IS that Captain
McPhail 'let her CO." and for four
days following she reeled of an aver
age of $50 knots, finally sighting Maui
at p. m. August "a.
The PalOma has been cruising on
the California coast considerably and
gained a good reputation for seaworth-
mess, which was well sustained during
the whole voyage. She was last year
around the Catalina Islands with the
Goodfellows and Landers of San Fran
cisco and made record for speed be-
fore the wind.
yoShI
In a most palatial manner. Awnings
cover the entire decks and when the
storm paint Is removed from the decks
they will be holy-stoned and shine in
oil and varnish. In the appointments
of the yacht Is a full complement OF
crockery, cut glass and silverware. A
massive punch-bowl came safe and
sound from San Francisco in one OF
the lockers. Linen for the hunks and
table and all the bunting carried by
swell yachts are in her hold. The
former owner of this yacht was a
member Of the Pacific, Corinthian and
San Francisco Yacht Clubs. and the
Paloma carries the pennants of all
these organizations. Her canvas in
cludes a foresail. mainsail, two ibis
and three light sails. She is 20 tons
net burthen, 40 feet In length, 14.7 feet
beam and 81 feet draught. and on
board besides Captain McPhail are
william Harold, as first mate, and
two young boys as a crew.
Captain McPhail will rejoin the An
drew Welch here and Harold will take
a position on one OF the Island craft.
Captain Macfarlane will command La
PalOma personally.
The new yacht carries small brass
breech-loading saluting cannon aft,
from which a salute was fred on en-
tering the harbor and when Mrs. Mac
farlane went on board yesterday after
noon the piece was fired again. Then
there Is an outrigger for attaching the
yachts boat. And there Is brasswork
: everywhere glinting In the sun, On
the dainty little steps leading to the
deck, on the handrails and around the
tiller there Is FURNISHED brass like on
: a miniature man-o'-war.
: In the cabin are soft cushions and
+, rugs and pillows, Polished redwood Ia
yeneered around the interior. Al
Q though on her beam ends several
: times not a drop Of water was taken
: In the cabin and not particle Of dam
Y age done, The galley IL complete and
b capacious enough 10 cater for large
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