The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-20
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trip, and, indeed, her interior is not
yet finished nor all the painting on her
interior done.
The Lady Maud brought the largest
company of any of the yachts. Aboard
her is John Kyle, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
Kyle, Miss May Daniels. a cousin of
Wilbur Kyle; Captain Lew B. Harris,
sailing master; Ed. Schartz, James
Jessop, George Lane, Herbert Bone,
William Simpson and c. D. Ledger.
The crew is entirely composed of vol
unteers. Only one of them had ever
been to sea before or could steer when
they first started. They have learned
a good deal ON this voyage. Captain
Harris, the sailing master, speaks in
the highest terms of their willingness.
1t was a green crew." said Captain
Lew B. Harris. "Only one of the boys
had ever been to sea before. They had
to be taught everything. But they
were willing.
I'm light winds the Lady Maud can
beat them all. She is a wonder. We
had more or less trouble with our upper
running gear. 1t carried away fire.
quemtly, and yesterday our topmast
carried away
eve admired the spirit of the peo-
pie OF Hawaii, said John Kyle, the
principal owner of the Lady Maud,
"and SO we determined to enter the
Lady Maud, unfinished as she was, SO
as TO make a race possible. / am a
teacher of swimming, and have been
for many years. My son and I built
the yacht for our own pleasure. She
is not even fitted with proper sails.
Those she has are the old sails of the
Anemone cut down, and they do not
fit properly. The city of San Diego
did not respond very enthusiastically
to the proposal to send her, because
she was not finished at that time. But
any son and / determined she should
go in order that there might be a race
and that the people of Hawaii, after
spending so much money for a yacht,
should not have the disappointment of
no race. San Diego had contributed
$500 at last accounts to fit out the
Lady Maud. The balance we and our
friends put up
ooh, we enjoyed every minute of
the trip" said Mrs. Wilbur Kyle and
Miss Daniels, the two women who came
on the Lady Maud. cit was delight
full. Of course, there ism t much room.
But we remained on deck most of the
time, and just enjoyed everything. We
are going back in her. A trip of this
kind is the most health-giving under
taking that one can think of. =
The Lady Maud viii probably stay
in these waters for ten days or so, and
will then sail back to San Diego. Soon
after mooring at the Nuuanu avenue
wharf, the whole party went out to
enjoy the aquatic sports at Waikiki.
LOG OF. THE GWENDoLYN II.
The following is the log of the
Gwendolyn H., Captain Joseph Redfern,
navigator:
July 4, noon-Crossed the line fol-
lowing the starting gun.
July 5, noon-Had very light winds,
with Gains.
July 6, noon-Lat. 81 deg. Is min.
north, long. 119 deg. 40 min. west.
Course, s. II w. Distance, 127 miles.
Carrying all plain sail. Wind, WNW.;
westerly swell. At p. m, Lady Maud
in company; exchanged time and posi-
ton.
July 7, noon-Lat. 80 deg. l min.
north, long. 121 deg. 20 min. west.
Course, s. 81 W. Distance, 134 miles.
Unsteady moderate w. to WNW.
breeze. Lady Maud in company on lee
beam, distant about seven miles. Car
ried all plain sail throughout the day.
Cloudy and overcast; NE. swell.
July s, noon-Lat. % deg. 81 min.
N, long. 124 deg. min. w. Course,
S. SO W. Distance, 157 miles. Carry
ing all possible SAIL Wind W. to WNW.
throughout the day. Misty, and
squally.
July 9, noon-Lat. 81 deg. n, long.
127 deg. W. Course, s. 80 w. Dis
lance, 1873 miles. First NNW. to N.