Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-24
SEA BIRD BACK
IN HOME LAND
Little Xawl Crossed Ocean with.
cut Parting Rope OF straining
Spar Skipper Pleased.

New York, Aug 12.-Capt Thomas
"lomins Day. editor of the KUdder who
sailrl The tiny yawl Sea BIRD across tho
Atlantic recently. ana Theodore Y Good
win of Providence. who was one of the
crew. arrived hero Yesterday ON the
steamship Koenig Albert Frederick Is.
Thnrhcr, the other member of the crew,
lid not return because he wished to see
moro uf Europe. on the deck Of the hig
steamship was the yawl. now famous She
showed no signs of her long ana hard
voyage made il storms and heavy seas
Tho Sea Fir. satcd away from tho
Rhode Island Yacht club. Pawtuc5ct ut
two o'clock on the afternoon Of june 10
She had or board 200 pounds of pro-
visions. The flag Of Italy was at the main
mast. The Sea BIRD had been fitted with
u small auxiliary engine, but she could
not carry much fuel, ana the auxiliary
was for use when working into harbor.
She had to sail most Of the way.
capt. Day wa2 enthusiastic about his
voyage Yesterday 1--WE did not have an
accident of any kind" he said. THE
Sea Bird behaved handsomely under
all sorts of trying conditions. We did
not part a rope or strain spar. There
we made the passage from the American
coast inside the average time taken ny
large sailing vessels,
"Our little craft IS only IS feet on the
water llno and vet we averaged 1914 miles
q day for 32 days. That IS rather swift
going for u sailing craft for such q
length of time. Tho Sea Birds best days
run was 80 miles and her poorest 80
miles. We had ha1 weather the first 10
dlyg, when We were in the Gulf stream,
and there WAS one hard blow in particu-
ar which we had 20 ride out with T. drag
ahead During that blow we dragged II
mics IN a hours. The Sea Bird however.
proved To- hc a splendid vessel no matter
hOw SOW, re the weather WAS. Her decks
wmo dry and she never gave us one mo-
rnc-t OF anxiety. TO take advantage Of
the CurrVt as much rs possible we kept
! in tho Gult stream and this accounts for
out o. ito cou.Be Of ocean lincrs and for
Irr net meeting any ycarels We were
% day; DID not 800 u soil, We made
I-lnre. n IS days ana two days Later
-s.oHcI Taya:.
at laval men and wonsn- native and
| foreign n. turn,d out and gave US "A
rou;1Hg wssar~- After having been
! ccopcd u; IN ;hs Ictls boa, for 81 long
you can readcty undcrEa.nG that VIC were
not in condition to dance or for sprint
rrsdnE, our less ws3S badly crnInpcd,
b.,t "a ossps for thu, ve were al eight
"v>r'rp III. Acres to Gib7v:tar we had
| light vtnds AID sno3th snas and our best
dAyNs run vas 10 ni,es From Glib.
raAas nc vent to capies and thence tc
| RRDA We went UP tho ribor undeI
our own pSver. making Roadway agA'nst
| a seycnF 'Vrrent"
| Nh. Day intends 20 get the Sea Birl
| into tbs ciater asmin MS soon as poss'si'
| snd proceed to lIarraSapsett Gay an
p&~.uulsst from wttaa place hn star'-G-
The Sea Blrt saiLsd across becauS,
| tn. hrar OF Italy had offered a prize 10,
. race Nctw~en auxilaricS, but as NJ
oyng yachtsmU would enter Capt. Day
| INDUCED Theodore r Good .n, rresideu
Of the Yacht RsGing association OF Nara
gansctt bay, end Fredercl; b. Thurber o
| Providence to accompany him. Capt
! pnv IL an enthusiastic small boat sailor
It has been largely through his cffor-
that long distance racing has been $;
popular of late and he has done mucl
| 10 develop wholesome type of small
| Yacht The SEQ BIRD while not a hand
SOME craft, Is one that has shown she eai
| sail anywhere.