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Sempad! Island to Pirate Bay. On the next morning at 11 am the "Walimuda". finally left Sempadi; a fine run was obtained up to the large Tallang Tallang Island where we anchored to take in fresh water before making for Pirate Bay, which we eventually certain reached at 1 a.m. There is usually a

Here we an amount of anxiety in one's first chored till day-break. sail in a hired craft, especially An early start was then made From Pirata if it involves cruising in strange for Tanjong Datu. waters and amongst strange Bay the water becomes very shallow and swift, much care and islands.

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affairs I imagine were in order and his cigars palatable. He roused us early the next morning with a deep low voice which sounded very much as if he had a rusted nutmeg grater concealed down hla throat. After inquiring our business at the island he amused himself for half an hour between the ribs, ballast and water jars and departed after a final cigar.

For a description of the island I will quote the China Sea Pilot:-- "Pulo Serasan, the southern- most point of which, Park Foint (Lat. 2 deg. 29' N., Long 109 deg, 10 E.) is situated 18 miles north-eastward of South Haycock Lislet, is 9 miles in length in an east-south-east and opposite direc tion, and a breadth varying from half a mile to three miles; it is hilly in the southern part, where it attains an feet (441 deg. 0),"

elevation of 1,447:

After we had looked round the island, a short visit to the shops to replenish the store box com- plated our interest in Serasan.

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The following morning saw us under way again, heading for Sirasan Island, "one of the South amongst these islands, the major- A few days were spent cruising Natuna group.” Unfortunately ity of which are uninhabited and fur us, during the night the difficult to approach. We soon got weather had undergone a decided tired of this set a course for the change for the worse. A moder- Subi group and arrived at Keddau ate sea was running outside and Island two days later, having ex- A few days were spent at this of Datu and headed round the Kotl passage with slack winds and as soon as we left the shadows perienced great difficulty in the place in getting the boat ready point we learned one thing that the swift current race which runs As I watched the three men I had our boat could roll. We clung to at a speed of approximately 2% chosen to accompany me loading all things immovable and handy, knots. After spending a few days ballast and preparing the sailing the crockery and cooking utensils sailing about the adjacent islands gear, I wondered tow she would made frantic attempts to break we turned our nose in the direc handle in the sea that was then loose and, as I watched one of the tion of Tebeian Kechil, where we running outside..

lads put his head over the side. I took in water and the next day All was now ready and we were eager to commence the cruise. breakfast of salted "trubok" and

began to wonder whether the sailed for Tebeian Besar. The boat was boarded at 12 noon rice I had was really the best meal and the lads were ordered to the to consume before dashing out. sails and the "Walimuda" com-

We spent a pleasant week on this island, which I think is, on menced her interesting cruise. A By dusk the weather had the whole, the most attractive of course was set for Sempadi Island moderated somewhat, but there the group we visited. The "Daun which was reached after a plea- was wind enough to make a reef Attap" huts fringing the shores run of six hours, during in the mainsail advisable. At of the little bay are grouped to VICTORIA, HEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Porta from which time two fish were caught 1 am. we were in the Api pass-gether amongst straggling coco-

by means of a towline.

age, and very much out of our nut palms in a very picturesque course, the weather being still unmanner. The network of poles on

· Sempadl Island,

pleasant. The easy Unfortunately for us the next that satisfied we gave the crew the shanties in which the fisher-

movement which fishing nets rested to dry;| morning two fishing vessels put neither ease nor satisfaction, but men mended their nets and salted into the bay and reported strong the contrary, and they watched their fish were all delightful to the north-westerly winds and heavy the bows as it seemed climbing up eye, but would be a shock to the seas. The sky was very overcast into the sky with no feelings of and threatening, which was dis admiration. They were prevented Works and Municipal Commis-waters

nerves of our Director of Public ance; they appear in divers with considerable reluctance from appointing after the ideal wea- from mournfully ruminating on sioner.

under different ther which had prevailed since our the subject any further by

Aags.our blankets and, after securing They are .even departure from Santubong, and gurgling sound somewhere in the newly-completed

sometimes all loose articles and making a cup At this island we acquired aarrested for debt, and sold of cocoa, we started for Sarawak we did not feel inclined to put out bowels of the boat, and a glance measuring 25 feet on the water everyday life. Such I hope will variable; visibility good. Making

sailing boat, up like the bankrupt in water. to sea until the weather moder- under the boards revealed the rea-line and with a beam of 9 feet, not be the fate of the "Grace a small offing, a course was laid Sea, calm; light airs, M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.ated, if only for the sake of our son, which was not obscure.

personal comfort. This was par did not require a Sherlock Holmes This type of vessel has great ad-

It just down from the building shed. 'Dare," alias "Roahianee." for Prantuan Island, the white ticularly unfortunate as Sempadi to see that the caulking round the vantages over the usual coasting after having provisioned the two as we were outside the bay, while On a bright sunny morning, light of which was sighted as soon Island was something of a bug-wooden plug which is the sea-cock craft. They are built for deep boats and divided up the crew, the flickering village lamps blink" bear to us who had made its ac-in these boats, had come adrift, sea work, their high bows with we set out side by side for Midia ed at us astern. Soon the lights quaintance before.

The next day it was still blow fountain, further inspection in out the worst gales without fear we happened to meet a Dutch Con- tuan came into view, and then the and was letting in water like a their big flare enable them to ride Island. On the way to this island of fishing craft anchored off Pran ing hard but we decided to risk the cramped smelly hull, at it and managed to get a con- temperature that approached that There are boats which, like cer- the various islands of which he is The sun rose just as we were pass- a of shipping dangerous water. trolleur on his round of visits to dawn began to lighten in the East. siderable distance from the Island

of the nether world, revealed an-tain human beings, seem born to in charge. The following day we ing the island, which looked very but the sea ran so high that we other leak by the sternpost. Tem adventure. deemed discretion to be the better porary repairs were hurriedly put one trade, fate, in which adver-preparing the two boats for our Although we had not visited the Originally built for were back again at Tebejan Besar pretty in the morning sunlight part of valour, and turned back in hand and in due course the job sity usually plays a big part, run to Sarawak. to the Island to spend another was finished. night at anchor until such tima breeze freshened and we had to change their names and appear morning we extricated ourselves

By noon the drives them to another.

place owing to its very difficult op. Punctually at 3 o'clock the next proach, I should think that a as the weather moderated.

reef the mainsail in a Nothing is so trying to the pa- Towards dusk nasty squalls were hurry.

[Continued on Page 5.) tience as to sit kicking one's heels encountered with the wind- dead at anchor while waiting for fine ahead, blowing in our teeth with weather, but patience is a quality great violence. Our sturdy sails that must be cultivated when it is drove us short, but had not time a question of setting out in a small to be steep, Out by the islands boat. Through not exercising the weather is treacherous in the that virtue on a previous occa extreme, and, withough the day sion, I let myself in for a very un- may break with a cloudless sky comfortable time.

and a dead calm sea, within a few hours it may be blowing a living hurricane, and a boat caught un- prepared, or on a lee shore, in one of these storms, stands a poor chance of coming-out of it un- Acratched, if at all. The force and suddenness of these i revolving storms is well known to the Natuna Islands and traders. The next morning at daybreak we could faintly distinguished the hills of Serasan. We were by this time well across the Api passage, with a course aet to take. us past the west side of Perbantuan Island. In locating our position at 8.a.m.; I was very much relieved to find we were in the Serasan passage and a good way past the Stambunei and Malu reefs, while at Pirate Bay I had been warned of the danger of getting a 'slack. breeze and drifting with the Current Race on to one of them.

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