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Show Former ilGSiOent weathers Ocean Typhoon in Sail Boat "Weathering a typhoon in a sailboat is like standing in front of a sandblast." That analogy sums up an experience ex-perience retired Air Force Major Robert A. Birk, Honolulu, Hawaii, former resident of American Fork is not likely to forget after 18 hours at the helm of the ketch rig Makaleka in the middle of typhoon Polly. Birk told of the trip while he tied up at Iwakuni to avoid another ano-ther fickle storm. He resumed his trip Sept. 22. He ran into typhoon Polly near Okinawa while on a shakedown cruise of the Makaleka, his own sailboat. Ten thousand pounds of lead weight in the keel kept the sailboat sail-boat upright. Aside from having paint and finish blasted away in the driving rain, the sailboat suffered suf-fered little damage. It took three days for the major's eyes to heal from the burning salt spray. . The typhoon has been the most demanding part of a 12,000-mile island-hopping cruise that Birk and his 20-year-old companion, George Olivet, also of Honolulu, are undertaking. They began their trip August 15 at Keelung, Taiwan, where the Makaleka was built. It's her maiden voyage and will eventually cover some 12,000 miles. Midway between Okinawa and Japan at Amami-o-shima Island they sat out another typhoon, Trix, in a sheltered harbor. Trix's heavy winds snapped six of the twelve lines securing the Makaleka. but she suffered no damage. She carried 1,100 square feet of sail and a 72 horsepower diesel. She can cruise at 9 12 knots on sail or power. She's fully equipped equip-ped with two-way radio, navigation naviga-tion instruments, stove, freezer, and hot and cold running water. She has bunks for four persons but could accomodate nine. The Makaleka has a 12-foot beam and is 47 12 feet long. She is made largely of teak and mahogany and her skipper estimates her Stateside value, although costing much less to build on Taiwan, at more, than, $100,000. She can travel up to 200 miles a day under sail. She even has a shower, a novelty no-velty in sailboats. Major Birk and Olivet plan to follow prevailing winds across the Pacific from Yokohama to Honolulu. The trip will be non stop and take from 30 to 40 days "We're in no big hurry," says Major Birk. "We've been wanting to do this for a longtime. We're going to relax and enjoy it as completely as we possibly can, he added. The major, an aviatornavigator aviatornavi-gator while on active duty, has been sailing for the past eight years. He saved his flight pay and made enough money through investments to pay for the Makaleka. Maka-leka. He retired from the Air Force in April of 1970. George Olivet shares the major's ma-jor's enthusiasm for sailing. He was brought up around ships in California and has worked on boats for most of his life. He has lived in Honolulu for the last few years and met Major Birk there. From Iwakuni they plan to sail north to Yokohama for final provisioning. pro-visioning. They carry a four-month four-month supply of food including a gross of eggs, 100 pounds of potatoes, and hundreds of cans of food. For drinking they keep a dozen cases of soft drinks and 250 gallons of fresh water. Once this trip is over, Major Birk plans to take it easy and enjoy his retirement. While he has no definite plans, he would like to sail from Hawaii to California, then around South America and up the opposite coastline. For most men, it's just a dream. Major Birk is the son of Mrs. Edna Birk of American Fork. He is married to the former Margaret Wood of Reynolds, Georgia. The name of his sailboat, sail-boat, M akaleka, means'Mar-garet' means'Mar-garet' in Hawaiian. n K S "BE FASHIONABLE" Shop . am If VI k..a " m . 'I r ..... n I WINNERS--In the recent American Fork Junior High School Lunch poster contest were David Kelsey, seventh grade, at left, and Erlene Gline, eighth grade. David andErlene received one week of free lunch as their prize. S3 11 B ftJ viO ill l Kfor gifts of distinction AMERICAN CLASSICS ORIGINAL OLD-TIMER Ko.iVb? SCHRADE WALDEN one of America's oldest miken of line cutlery Deer Season Opens Saturday Deer season opens Saturday, October 23, throughout the entire state. Some of the herd units will be on five-day hunts with buck deer as the only legal game, according to Art Henderson, lo cal Conservation Officer of the Division of Wildlife Resources He emphasized that the Heaton Deer Herd Unit, 11, will be open to hunting for buck only for five days only, from October 23 through 27 inclusive. He also ad vises that hunters obtain a 1971 Deer Proclamation and look up the area they wish to hunt to make sure it is open, and also to verify the sex of the deer they can legally take from that area Quite a few hunters get into trouble each year for failure to tag deer properly, he stated. The deer should be tagged at the place of the kill with the tag being punched properly with the month, date, and sex of the deer taken before transporting. He also stated it is illegal hunting under the influence of alchohol or illegal drugs, or to carry a weapon with a round in the chamber in a vehicle. It is illegal to shoot from a vehicle, or to spotlight a deer from a vehicle ve-hicle . hile having a firearm in the vehicle. He also stated it is illegal to litter. Know your target and have a good hunt, he concluded. Roy L. Huggard Advanced to Pelfy Officer Navy Petty Officer Third Class Roy L Huggard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen J. Huggard, American Fork, was advanced to his present pre-sent rank upon graduation from the four-month Machinist Mate School at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. He has completed the first phase of the Navy's two-year -Nuclear Power Training Program Pro-gram and will be assigned to ? ship for a brief peuu. f , " tical training before entering the six-month Nuclear Power School at Mare Island, Calif. He is a 1967 graduate of American Ameri-can Fork High School. CZ3 The FOLDING HUNTER No. 250T Biased larpe Saber Clip and Urge Skinning Blade. (Sharpening stone Included. In-cluded. Handle: Unbreakable Unbreak-able Saw Cut Staglon wilti Old Timer shield, Lennth W Closed. Gift Boxed $975 and $1200 Fine Quality Regular Size POCKET KNIFE Reg. $6.98 HOW $98 ' til CO-,-, N & 10 i ii ii KNIVES wjin 1 ! J! Mens and Boys Slacks Knit Shirts k Ladies' Pant Suits - Blouses - T-Shirts and Dresses Ladies' & Girls' COATS & SWEATERS K MEN'S and BOYS' WINTER COATS HUG SEASON COMIiSG SOOII! 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