'Headline' Yacht from Sydney in Durban
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
They had previously left Sydney, April, 1966, on a in but a rather unusual incident forced them to turn back. Their yacht was stolen by their two crew members at Lord Howe Island. · "We had all been invited to a dance that night," said Mr. Fenton. "The two crew mem· bers left early and when we returned, the boat had gone. RAMMED "Eight days later the craft was discovered after she had been rammed by a 1,065-ton freighter at five knots. Ex tensive damage was done, but we repaired her temporarily and sailed her back to Sydney. "During this trip we again caused headlines. We were caught a cyclone and the in papers reported us "missing" for 18 days just because we had not been heard of. "We waited two years for trie court case to come up, which we lost. The salvage cost us R2,000, which we had to pay ourselves as the Court defined the incident as { 'piracy' which was not [' covered in our insurance policy.' ' MR. PETER FENTON, his wife Pat and their daughter Penny, who a i Durban from Australia last night in · FEW MONTHS rr ved in their 50ft. yacht Cythera. Mr. Fenton designed and built the Finally the Fenton family steelketch himself h) 13 months. were off again. After leaving Sydney this time they sailed for the Barrier Reef where they spent eight months, then the Torres Straight, Christ 'HEADLINE' YACHT mas Island, Cocos, Mauritius and Reunion, their last port FROM SYDNEY IN DURBAN 50-FT. Australian yacht Cythera, which made head lines in her country's papers when she was stolen Ain 1963, sailed into Durban last night. On board are her designer, of call which they left on builder and owner, Peter September· 6. Fenton, his wife Pat and their They plan to stay in 13-year-old daughter Penny. Durban for a few months They left their home town, after which they will set off Sydney ,in April, 1966, on a for South America, the West world cruise which the� ex Indies, California and the pect will take them about Pacific. four years. .