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the very extensive repairs which would be necessary in 

 order to render her safe in the strong winds and heavy 

 seas which come upon us with very short warning in the 

 neighbourhood of Puflin Island. So the executive of the 

 committee after full consideration reluctantly decided that 

 the "Bonnie Doon " must be condemned and sold for 

 what she would bring. 



A new sailing boat to take her place at the island was 

 now necessary, and a timely donation towards that pur- 

 pose from Mrs. C. W. Jones encouraged the Treasurer to 

 provide the amount required for the purchase of the 

 " Morning Star," a second-hand, but almost new, 4 ton 

 cutter, 21 ft. in length, which was in first rate condition 

 and bore an excellent character at Beaumaris. She has 

 been in constant use during the summer and autumn and 

 has proved perfectly satisfactory. 



Unfortunately during the severe gales which com- 

 menced on October 13th and continued for some time, 

 the " Morning Star," like so many other small yachts 

 in the neighbourhood, was sunk at her moorings, and 

 had to be left at the bottom until the gales were over 

 and boats and men could be got down from Bangor 

 to raise her. After several attempts she was got up 

 on November 24th, brought in to low water mark, 

 bailed out, floated, and afterwards taken up to Beaumaris 

 where she has been hauled up for the remainder of the 

 winter. Fortunately her hull has received no damage, 

 but several of her spars are broken or lost and the sails 

 and rigging are destroyed and will have to be replaced in 

 spring. To finish the record of the disasters to our boats, 

 the old black rowing boat " Ascidian " was smashed to 

 pieces on the beach during one of the storms ; and the 

 small blue punt was, on another occasion, sunk between 

 tide marks, but was afterwards recovered. She has 



