The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-05-25
HEAD WINDS
AND CALMS

Head winds and Gains were the con-
ditions which the Hawaiian cup de-
fender met with during her long beal
up to San Francisco, in which she Gov
cred in all 1862 miles. Added to this
the fact that the little vessel sprung
a leak ON the first evening out. neces-
stating the use of the pumps through
out the entire trip, shows the voyage
10 have been an eventful one and made
IN good time under the circumstances.
The presence of the leak was dis
covered by Mr. Macfarlane when three
inches OF water had found its way in
to the cabin, and 1t required two hours
Of pumping to clear the vessel. For
three days the pumps had To be put
into commission every four hours,
Ehen the leak was located under the
heel of the bowsprit. caused by the
1rscrewing of the turnbuckles on the
bobstay, which lengtnened out. The
leak was repaired as well as possible
and thereafter the pumps had only to
be manned twice a day
The diagram Of the yachts course
shows plainly the nature Of the winds
met with which prevented her from
getting the northing sought by sailing
vessels on that run. The usual course
under favorable conditions is for YES
sells to make about latitude 80 as di-
rectly as possible, when advantage can
be taken of the northwest trades Ac-
eording to old sea captains 1t is ur-
usual at this time of the year to en-
counter wind making 1t necessary to
run tosthe eastward so soon after leav-
ing the islands as the diagram shows
La Paloma to have done. 1t was not
until the 18th day out, the day on
which the Associated Press reported
her arrival at the Coast that the yacht
attained the northing she had tried for
three times. and then head winds
drove her back to the south and neces-
STATED "a three hundred mile beat back
mp the coast.
Owing to the non arrival of the ex-
pected log, any comments on the courss
taken are speculative, but the letters
received from Mr.. Macfarlane by Com
modore Hebron and others bear out the
supposition that unusual head winds
and more or less rough weather We're
encountered in the voyage of the
plucky little craft. AS was to be eX
pected there We're some rough periods
during the 90 days sailing, the worst
Of which is described in a letter to ].
o. Lutted. written at sea when % days
out In it Mr.. Macfarlane says:
''Well here | am, away out in mid
Pacific, being tossed about from sea to
sea and from pillar to post, and l can
tell you that l am getting sick of it.
For the first ten days we got good
slant, although we got the tail end OF
two gales, and as usual 1t had to come
on In the middle of the night, but, by
careful handling of her sails we
brought her through. But each one at
the wheel had to be lashed, which will
give you an idea of what we had to
go through. 4
ION the 10th day out we got good
slant of wind which allowed us to head
direct for San Francisco, and at that
time we were 100 miles from there
We could have made the entire run in
fifteen days, but to show you and give
you an idea of what luck we have had
Will make you a rough drawing of our
course and by the way things look 1t is
going TO take all of 26 days to make
the trip, for ever since we have left
never once have we had n full "a
hours run of a steady wind. 1t has
been Gains and head winds all the
way.
Everybody on the yacht is well and
IN good health, but it is mighty cold,
thermometer 50 degrees. The yacht is
pretty well knocked out and will have
10 go on the ways for overhauling,"
A record of the daily runs for the
FIRST seventeen days has been received
the longest distance having been COW
cred on the second day out and the
shortest on the seventh. This record
of miles is: 100 IA 1913. 49, 1865 1913,
43, 165, 1913. 80. 80, So lis, 1877. 6S, Go.
LOG 1856, 1873 and 10. From then on to
the end of the trip the average daily
run was about 80 miles.
All things considered the Hawaiian
yacht made the run in good time and
in manner which demonstrates con-
elusively that there is no particular
hardship to be expected nor no impossi-
biltties to be overcome on the Honolulu
So San Francisco sail
HOPES OF THE MAPLE LEAF.
The presence of the two representa-
lives of the Hawaiian Yacht Club on
the Coast and the final conclusion to
start the race from san Pedro on June
II ought to revive the interest in the
event which had received a setback
from san Francisco disaster. Owing to
that came toe message from Como
dore McLaren canceling the entry of
the Canadian yacht Maple Leaf. but
Commodore Hebron has hopes that Mr..
AI.HT 4.
and have the Vancouver yacht at san
Pedro when the race begins. Yester-
day he cahled MCLaren TO the effect
that an was now arranged for the race
aud that there would be much dis
appoinunent should the withdrawal Of
tho Maple Leaf from the contest be
persisted In,
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