The Kelvin is 26ft in length and 5ft 6in beam, and she did the whole of the sea trip from Dunedin to Akaroa under her own power.
Her crew consisted of two men - Mr C. McKeegan, navigator, and Mr W.J.P. McCulloch, engineer, both being prominent in yachting and motor boating circles in Dunedin.
The boat is equipped with a four-cylinder 14-16 h.p.
Kelvin engine, and has a speed of 15 knots, being easily the fastest boat in this locality.
She left her moorings in the Dunedin Yacht Club's basin at 4pm on Thursday, and after calling in at Port Chalmers, left again at 6.30pm.
Taiaroa Heads were cleared at 7.5pm, and a light nor'east breeze came up against a southerly ground swell.
The boat was started off at full speed, but when off Moeraki Head the speed had to be reduced, as the boat was jumping and banging too much.
Oil was procured at Oamaru, and a start made for Timaru at 4.15am.
The wind then changed round to the south-east, and the boat surged along in fine style at full speed until within 20 miles of Jack's Point light, when the wind again hauled round to the north-east, and speed again had to be reduced.
After a stay at Timaru the boat was headed out again, the nor'east wind working up against a heavy sou'west ground swell.
When within 50 miles of Akaroa the boat struck a strong sou'easterly squall, which made it necessary to bring her along at a very slow rate of speed.
Akaroa light was picked up about 8.45pm, the Heads being cleared at 10pm.
On her way up the harbour the boat touched a reef off Green's Point, which doubled up one blade of her propeller and shifted the pitch of another.
She made fast to Akaroa wharf at 10.30pm on Friday.
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