The Key West citizen., 1952-12-26

WASH I'LL tdlkGu Will lily ldtHu,
in Boston at IL p. m. Christina
eve that l learned the Coast Guart
was hunting for us. Yesterday
went over to the Naval station ant
asked them to inform the Coas
Guard that we were safe ant
we'll"
The only ordeal of the trip il
the 36 foot schooner was on Dec
ember IL when a norther hit. TheI
the high waves, and rough water
were hard on the less experienced
members of the crew, particularly
the new owner.
"We made 15S hours in one q
hour period" Bromfield sale
proudly. Because it was a beam
wind and we really went fast"
The yachting party did not In.
form the Coast Guard Of any
ETA in Fort LaUderdaIe when
they left December 10, II .. m.
Bromfield said that Or. Blair,
who is . member of fhe Coast
Guard reserve and q veteran
sailor, did not think It necessary.
II was he who eharted the "trip
straight from Corpus crisfi to
Key West, rather than running
eossfWise.
"on December " we had only
$50 miles 70 go TO reach Dry
TortUgas," Bromfield said. THAT
was at the end Of only six and
one half days. We had run
beautiful straight course. But
then northwest Of TorfUgas the
wind died completely. We were
heealmed one and one half days.
After that fhe wind was wrong,
from the East, and we were
bUcking II and fhe currents. We
wound up south Of Torfvgas, 80
miles from Cuba. We saw our
first land at Logaerhead Key on
Monday at 5 p. m. your time.
We spotted the TorfUgss light
there. Then II took Us from
Tuesday Till Wednesday at $3.50
to reach Key West. That was
rough part Of fhe trip too."
Skipper Blair and his mat
Bromfield were the only rea
sailors aboard, Bromfield said.
''We could have used our foul
cylinder 40 horsepower auxiliary
engine judiciously and made tho
trip faster, but we never though
to speed up the trip. We only useC
the engine when we left Corpus
Cristi, and around Loggerhead Key
for three hours when we werl
bucking the current, and comine
into Key West"
The womanless crew rotated il
the galley on the voyage over
Menus had been provided by BoS.
toms Snooty S. S, Pierce store.
''We threw those menus over the
side in the norther," said 1t
I'VE ran out of ice on
the tenth day and lived on oui
canned goods until Wednesday"
Today they shopped in Key Wes'
for provisions for the run I'D tc
Fort Lauderdale.
One big item they were still
searching for as we left the Gult
Porter docks was a chart Of the
voyage up the Keys. They coulc
not find one at any store in Key
West, Bromfield said. FortunatelS
a friendly shrimper said he could
loan them his charts. so the Lille
Dansker was read TO set sail about
1 today for the 200 mile trip UP tC
Lauderdale.
On the voyage across the Gull
Of Mexico, the crew bathed Il
Digby Deep. They had plenty o.
gas and water left over when they
arrived in Key West.
DR.. Blair new back to Corpus
Cristi early Christmas morning
Shelly Liner and her hance and
Mrs. Bromfeld flew down from
Lauderdale the moment they knew
their relatives were here. They vii
crew for Bromfield and Skipper
Knox Of Lauderdale on the voyart
up to Bahia Mar where the beauti
ful schooner win tie up for ths
winter. Butt in Boeih Bay Hsr
Dor. Maine. Dr.. Blair bought hel
there and brought her to Corpus
CriSti on ; 81 day crulSe. Liner
had seen her az Booth Bay. want
ed Der, sRd when be read thai
Or, Blair wanted 10 sell her. rew
over to CnrpGs Crlzti with Brum
held to bring her over
Also on tAe eruse eamlng cRel
from Corpus Crissi was Earvey
Henry, e. q Corg8s Crisis. ans
= Dg. Charles Mskfasey an ares
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