A RATHER ROUGH TIME.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1660, 29 January 1913, Page 7

A RATHER ROUGH TIME.

..lORANGI'S TRIP TO' AUCKLAND. V,' • (By Mcerapli.-Bpcclal Correspondent,) '.('" :'Aiicklahdi Jaiinary'2B. r 'i', Tho largo .yacht"lol-aHgi, owned by Mr. :■ T. M, Alexander, which ;was dismasted ' off the Kaikouva l'cninsula shortly after ' Now Year, arrived in port this morniugi having had a rather ■ rough timo on the; trip up from Wellington..'Tho lor'nugi; after her' was towed into AVcj- ' lington by'tlio collier'Ngahere,' riiid'Mr.'■■•:'■ Alexander then camo' tip; to "Auckland 5 to; i procur© a new nmst, .which:was tak'etf;', down to Wellington rind stopped.-'■.':':. ''••.' Tho yneht lcit Wellington' at- 3.30 "'oh.'-'" Wednesday afternoon in good trim, and had fair winds as far as Castlepoint, but thenco to Capo. Kidnappers calms and ''"■ .moderate, head winds were met with, so' that the Capo.' was not passed, tillunid-' night on Friday. A good southerly'wind: •' then sprang tip, and the lornngi rounded the. East ,Capo, on. Saturday night, being : duly roiJprted. ■ Light breezes carried her .v into 'tho Bay of: l'lonty, after which.:, north-west winds prevailed until port wa9 readied.

, Doublo reefs were . carried 'yesterday morning on account of squalls {hat wore ■'. met witli, and in'the afternoon,. whenHho ! yacht was between Capo Colvillo and Mercury Island,'sail had to W lowered, and >: tho vessel's head' turned to' the Great '.-: Barrier. : Another' reef was : taken,- and ' Mr. Alexander started to beat for the harbour. ■.'•■'"' ■■■,-■-■..■;.-.-..., . /. .■ At daylight this morning: tho mainsail ' t Eplit right across, and it was necessary. .'i to put into; Onetangii-Bay, wboro a'. topsail : was hoisted.. >,This ■ brought tho yacht: into ,tho harbour .shortly after noon. ■ >' v , . :.'■■. y In addition to the owiier, tho crew comprised Messrs. C. H, Smith, of Auckland, and Messrs. J. M'Loan and-W.-. Moore* of ~-.. Wellington.., .';.:,...: ■;•■■ Speaking/to a reporter,- Mr. Alexander said that, under tho circuriislonccs," the • yacht had behaved remarkably". 1 Veil on•', ; her long run of over 800 miles' from-Duu-edin to Auckland. '> .., .■;.,.,