The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-07-24
Log of the Yacht Hawaii
(contInued from Pnre e.l

anu ulere is steady breeze takint
as along at knots an hour.
| 1 think that sorrow and regret ar,
the uppermost of many striving emo.
tions in my mind tonight. Sorrow thai
the gallant yacht should lose the rae,
and regret that the open, care free
days of the voyage are almost over
For me it has been time of un.
equalled delight. The blue sea and
sky, the touch of the wind and sun
the perfect freedom from every sort
of worry, the kindly. open-hearted
companions around me; all have com.
bined to give one poor scribbler a
fortnight of Paradise. l have wan
dered around quite little in different
parts of the world and have had the
undeserved extra share of good times
that always come to those of cheer
fully irresponsible nature, but there
has never been anything like this and
/ don't think there ever Will be again.
AT any rate the owners of the yacht.
the people of the Hawaiian Islands,
may know their guest is no graceless
migrate and that is all to be expected
of guest. God wot l wish that some
nay 1t may lie in my power TO render
Because the Hawaii did not win the
race you must not rush to the con-
clusion that she is failure, by any
means. am firmly convinced that,
IL She had had the winds that were
expected she would have won. Even
with the light airs that prevailed dur
ing the first ten days. she did very
fairly well. The Hawaii is not a light
wa How.
~ that she is a wonder in a blow.
Coming before the wind as we have
been for the last four days, she show
ed steadiness and an aptitude to
gain speed as soon as the wind in
creased that astonished me. From
noon July to noon July we made
1870 miles with very ordinary breeze
scarcely abaft the beam. do not think
that even the Lurline could show any
such distance under the same condi-
lions. None of the conditions have
been favorable to a yacht of her de-
sign. The first two days there was
practically no wind and there was
nothing that punt couldn't have SAIL
ed in until we had made most of our
latitude. Then, when the win6f> did
come, 1t blew from dead aft instead
of over the quarter, where we hoped
to have 1t.
There is plenty of tuning up that
might be done, especially in the dis
position of ballast. But that is mere
detail and takes much time and ex-
perimentlng. The Hawaii is a sea-
going yacht of the staunchest qualities
and is wonderfully fast when there is
any wind and this is clearly proved
by the chart which shows how she
sailed 5000 miles in less than thirty
fodr days.
ARRIVAL IN HONOLULU.
Honolulu Harbor, Sunday, July 10
For me there was but little sleep last
night. I was too much on the lookout
for my first sight of the islands. 1t
was not till well after daylight that
land showed clearly. In the dawning
light there was a thick bank of land
fog on our port beam, but no land
showed through until the sun was
well up. Then the fog cleared away
and Molokai shot bold, rugged point
into view. Then the rest of the north
shore Of the island unfolded itself and
we had a clear view of the steep cliffs
and mysterious canyons where the is
lanu ulpS into the racine.
Captain Harris pointed out the
green slope where the leper settlement
keeps itself in sad seclusion and I felt,
as everybody must, the SOLDERING touch
of the contrast between the joyous,
smiling beauty of the scene around us
and the dreadful gloom OF the stricken
lives on the shore.
The wind was strong and steady and
came frankly over the quarter so that
the Hawaii danced along as never be-
fore. By noon we We're able to set
the foresail and headsails and, with
every stitch of canvas drawing well,
the good little yacht Seemed as though
she would reach her home in one swift
leap.
AS we approached Diamond Head we
saw that there was a signal flying
from the flagpoie at the signal station.
We were unable to read the flags,
however, and could only hope that il
bore a message with some hope for
second place. This hope was short
lived, however, for a launch came
speeding outNrom the harbor and we
recognized Captain Sinclair and some
of the crew of the Gwendolyn: then
dull certainty settled down on us,
leaving a mild curiosity as to how
much difference there was in the times
of the other yachts.
A BEAUTIFUL VIEW AFTER PASS
ING DIAMOND HEAD.
From that time until the doctor
came aboard l forgot all about yachts
and yacht races, so taken up was
with the glorious sight spread before
me. oh, but those green slopes were
good to the eyes. Soft. luscious,
smiling green of all shades. from the
dark. cloud-shadowed hili-tops to the
vivid sheen OF the lower slopes. Trees,
grass, shrub and brush all softly alive
down to the very edge of the brilliant
line where the sparkling surf rolled
playfully up the shore.
The villas that peeped out through
the foliage in pleasing disarray, the
battleships anchored In the harbor, the
suggestion of activity and strenuous
life where the range OF smokestacks
marked the wharves, all helped to set