SAIL TRAINING SCHEME

Evening Star, Issue 22142, 24 September 1935, Page 8

SAIL TRAINING SCHEME

AH IMPRESSIVE EKDOSSEMEHT GDBD WISHES FHM ENGLAND Mr. Basil Lubbock, author of 1 Round the Horn Before the Mast/ and other volumes of the sea, writes to iis from Seaford, Sussex, England:— “I am so delighted to read of Captain Hamilton’s sail training scheme m your paper of June 11 that X _ feel 1 must just drop you a line to wish the schenle every success. The advocates of sail training are slowly increasing over here in spite of the opposition of gteam-trained officers. It is evident that the budding sailor would much prefer to have a preliminary training in sail before he fogs his brain and oils his hands with all the intricacies of modern requirements. “ The Admiralty are also favouring more sail training, but afraid, as usual, to spend the money. Garthwaite’s Lion sail training scheme also still lacks money, but villiers and, his little Joseph Conrad are showing the way, and I wish Captain Hamilton’s venture the greatest success. “ It seems to me that a few passenfers would help to pay expenses, here are always numbers of people anxious to take trips in sail. “ With my very best wishes to the 1 Evening Star ’ and to yourself and Captain Hamilton,—l am, yours faithfully, Based Lubbock.”