Pearson and Company 
3797 EL PRADO BOULEVARD 
Miami, Florida 
TELEPHONE HIGHLAND 4-7066 
August 26 , 1958 
Waldo Lf. Schmitt, Ph. D. , D. Sc. 
Research Associate 
U. S. National Museum 
Washington 25, D. C. 
Dear Dr. Schmitt: 
Thankyou for your inquiry of August 24th. We certainly appreciate this 
opportunity to be of service. The yacht you mentioned seeing in our ad 
is the Kuru, and, unfortunately, she is not presently available for char- 
ter. Therefore, I have enclosed several other listings which I am sure 
will prove to be of interest to you for a Caribbean cruise. 
Currently, there are very few power yachts which charter out of Trini- 
dad. However, since you intend to charter for a period of six weeks, I 
feel certain it will not be difficult to arrange for one of the yachts in 
this area, of your choice, to meet you in Trinidad upon your arrival there 
providing the cost of getting the yacht down there is covered by you. 
Windjammers still pretty much rule the seas in the lower Caribbean, as 
the trade winds are strong and reliable, and power offers very few ad- 
vantages in that area. It is for this reason I have included a listing on the 
Voyageur, a magnificent yacht of 110 feet. She can offer nearly all the 
conveniences of power with her 1000 mile range under power alone. She 
is exceptionally roomy and spacious and offers a most competent and 
congenial crew. All her equipment and gear are in top condition, and to 
the best of our knowledge, there isn’t a more seaworthy vessel of her 
size afloat. Whether your cruise is planned for research or pleasure, it 
would be difficult to find a more suitable yacht for cruising the Caribbean. 
Presently she is chartering in the Bahamas, but she will return to the 
Virgin Islands in November. It would be a simple matter for her to meet 
you in Trinidad next Spring. 
Of the power listings enclosed, Salamar is probably the best seaboat. She 
is well equipped for off-shore work and has sufficient draft to be comfort- 
able in rough weather. Her range is about 1300 miles and with numerous 
fueling points throughout the Caribbean, there should be no problems in 
this respect. 
