NINE-TON YAWL TO VOYAGE TO NEW ZEALAND.
LONDON, Sept. 5 An adventurous voyage to New Zealand by Mr. W. .Unitt and his daughter Dora, in the nine-ton yawl, the Merganser, began from Plymouth. A crowd gathered at the spot Avhence the Pilgrim Fathers sailed and cheered as the yawl left the harbour. Mr. Unitt and his daughter were in the best of spirits, and looking forward with pleasure to their trip alone, except for a cat.
The first ports of call - will be Capo Finisterre, Oporto and Lisbon. The voyagers hope to reach Capetown by October. Mr. Unitt said he would sail . the boat himself at night and Dora by day. He had received offers to accompany them from all over the country.
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Shannon News, 8 September 1925, Page 4
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123NINE-TON YAWL TO VOYAGE TO NEW ZEALAND. Shannon News, 8 September 1925, Page 4
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