Danascot, Captain Jorgensen in Command, Leaves Port Carrying on a tradition established a few years ago by Mr. H. Aust, when he sailed the yacht Chelidon over to 'Nagasaki, in company with the yacht Nidaros in 1031, Captain S. P, Jor~ igensen, of the' Shanghai Licensed Pilots Association, is taking over a two-masted yacht which was built Toeally to his design, and is much smaller than the two who previously made the trip.
For the past week, she has been at the Peking Road Jetty, where Captain Jorgensen. could be' seen hard at work in his shirt-sleeves, doing the hundred and one things necessary before embarking on a voyage of this nature, 'On Friday evening at 6 o'clock, after. saying good-bye to a few friends, Captain Jorgensen, _accom~ panied' by Mr. N, D. Jensen, of Messrs, Inniss and' Riddle, left' the jolty and sailed down river. Captain Jorgensen announced before he! eft that owing to the weather he! Intended to. proceed to. Woosung and tle up there until a favourable opportunity arrived to set out for:
What makes this year's trip so interesting, however, is the fact that the yacht Captain Jorgensen is using is of @ type not previously seen in these" waters. The Danascot modelled on the lines of a Danish pilot boat; the hull is. clinker-built, there is a small cabin forward, opening into a well deck aft, and she has a semi-cruiser type stern, Junk Rigged Her most interesting feature, per~ haps, is ner rig, which departs from the usual run, inasmuch junk-rigged or semi-lorcha, "This an experiment," Captain Jorgensen told the "North China Herald," nan interview.
The compact cabin contains bunks for two—her crew consists of Captain Jorgensen, Mr, Jensen, and a Chinese Inodah, one of whom will always be on watch. In the centro of the well is an old "Model 'T" Ford engine, converte. for marine use, and St-will be used if the yacht fs becalmed.
Speaking of this motor, Captain Jorgensen said: "She was a powerful motor—about 24 horsepower, but suppose she's only about ten now. However, she should be able to drive the Danascot at a speed of from four to ye _Imots,"
The Danascot is 27 feet tong, with a nine-foot beam, and was built at the end of last year by Ah Chang, Pootung. She is finished in white, with the cabin painted gr the well-deck, which contains a surprising amount of lockers, is varnished. Her ronni approximately. 2% tons gross Her name aroused the interest of the "North-China Herald" porter, who asked what it meant.
upper, laughing, replied that it jammed in "honour of its owners, 1e. (myself), and a Scotsma who cannot come on the trip, as hi work keeps him back.'
Fourth of the Sertes The cruise of the Danascot this year will be the fourth of the series. Ym 1081, the Chelidon and the Nidaros eft Woosung together, the former ting up a record of six days. In 82, the Chelidon, Mr. Aust in comand, made the voyage alone, and. ne to frequent calms, took two days longer to reach Nagasaki. The pass-Geseribed as "un. entry of harks were seen" was placed in the Jor.
Last year, the Chelidon, again under Mr. Aust, made the voyage to Nagasaki, equalling the record of 1081 with six days. The weather, generally. speaking, was excellent, and the winds favourable. Captain Jorgensen refused to say whether he would attempt to better the record of six days, but, with the assistance of the auxiliary engine in calm weather, he may be able to do so.
power to keep her moving, and is Chelidon relies solely on win 48 feet long.
'The Danascot 1s flying the Danish flag, and, should the journey be successful, 'Nagasaki will have been visited' by yachts from Shanghai flying the flags of three countries—Germany (the Chelidon), America (the Nidaros), and Denmark (the Danascot). So far, no yachts have set out from Nagasaki with the me tention of coming to Shanghai, The Danascot put out to sea from Woosung at 9 o'clock on Saturday morning, one of the smallest craft to attempt the voyage in the history of Far Eastern navigation.
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