OCEAN CRUISE
AUCKLAND YACHT LEAVES
(By Telegraph— Wress Association.) AUCKLAND, May 24. Another ocean cruise was begun from Auckland tonight, when the 26----foot keel yacht Roxane sailed for Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands, Sydney, Brisbane, and the Great Barrier Reef. The owners of the yacht, Messrs. R. Wellington and K. Dawson, were in charge of the vessel, and were accompanied by Mr. L. O'Brien. Constructed about three years ago, the Roxane is a sturdily-built craft, having a length of 26ft 3in, with an Bft beam and a draught of 4ft. She carries a Bermuda rig. and is fitted with an auxiliary engine which gives her a speed of about six knots under favourable weather conditions.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 122, 25 May 1937, Page 17
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115OCEAN CRUISE Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 122, 25 May 1937, Page 17
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