Boat Racing
Sep. 09, 1969 - The Barquentine Regina Maris to follow the route of Captain Cook: The barquentine Regina Maris leaves Plymouth tomorrow to follow the route of Captain Cook's First voyage to Australia via Cape Horn. She will officially represent Kongelig Norsk Slforesing the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club in Sydney during the Cook bi-cen celebrations in April 1970. This epic journey by Regina Maris will be a Norwegian tribute to Captain Cook. She will return to Plymouth via the Cape of Good Hops the total voyage taking about 13 months. The owner/captains of the Regina Maris are Norwegian Master Mariners, John Aage Wilson and his brother Sigfried Wilson. The Clipper/Barquentine Regina Maris slid off the docks at Svendborg, Denmark in 1908 was damaged by fire in 1964 and was taken back to Norway for complete rebuilding. The period of appearance has been carefully preserved. The wife and month old baby of Capt. John Wilson will be sailing on this voyage to Australia. Photo shows view of the barquentine Regina Maris which sails from Plymouth tomorrow following the route of Captain Cook's first voyage to Australia
