oe This | is 5 the first ofa a series.

‘of -columns ‘that. eventually.

~ > will: form part of the Orenda
ae Story,
ae delineate i in the finest. detail ©

a’. -book — that. will

=. the: triumphs . and . trivia of |

> Geordie®.
~~ noble: ‘attempt to sail from:

‘Bryce: - Tocher'’ Ss:

~ Mancouver © “to: “Hawaii. and”

_ operator.
-- thropologist. and know’ that
* for the past ten years. he’s.
- been trying to prove the Thor |
. Heyerdahl theory . that’ the.
. Polynesian and. Haida Indian -
“are one and the same. ee

os back, ina hollowed-out Jog.

“By. “now. “you will “have

a ‘heard. something about. ‘this -
: S0-year-old |

‘ex-faller,

wen mewcew:

tour.

nomen

|
: ana amateur

“Those of: you ‘who have -

e been following his. career:
more. closely’ than most will’

~ know, |

“too, -: ‘that. in. 1971

“Tocher’s first attempt in a’

aa

80-foot cedar dugout failed.
when his: first Orenda crash-
ed against a_reef at Bodega .
Bay just outside - of ’ San:
ioe Francisco harbor. The. Tea- .

ue known and many; ‘suffice i it to A

“’ - Say that he’s had seven years _

When Geordie found it it ‘was
some 45 feet long.and 9 feet: .
“in: -diameter,: ‘and ‘it. would ©»

te. think abou at that: first
; disa astrous. tip. Pop Gaal

The @ 40-foa long all th tha

7 - will form the. iain ‘body oF.

pos
tone of ‘similar’ dimensfon

have weighed about’ 18 tons’
‘and: would’: have contaired *
approximately 10, ,000 boatd
feet of lumber, more: than
enough. to build a home. |

not to say
after
an accident.

ane vie

a he’s

Lt enterpriser

In log form alone: the: log

would have been worth some: .
$3,000, but “carved ‘into an.
elegant dguble-ended Haida- os
“quite ~

“style canoe. it’
Priceless. Those of you" who

~might’ raise -the question -

“only — -know © ‘that for~ ‘many.

"years my occupation was that -.
- of: @ log broker. Is this not the .
ultimate. challenge for any .

“log | ‘broker? Master carver

a ha serhettliaAd
a Ccrice eS WattuCG |

iis. originai 45-Toot. Jength :

‘ransom. 7

“But the financial aspects of |
‘this. voyage | arg “not. what |
“concerns ‘Tochér.. ‘Yes, he

‘wonders where | he will get’.
the .essential' dough’ to “buy © ~
the safety. and ‘navigational. “4
equipment vital to-his-ven-...
ture. He also wonders where -
she will get ail’ ‘the. ‘supplies 2
and food and who: will: make.
up the up-to-three passénger
i. complement ! he will. take with: Es
: -. letew. wilh. ai anim mpm csi iE
/-12-week return: “voyage tomb poe ee ee ere eee aera
mes Hawaii: and bac a * Bo ae
_ ft funding has ‘be on turned oe
| down by just about everyone.
approached, The B.C.
da

him. a

ove At the. moment h iis

help. “at. ‘this * ‘time: | No -one
known - better’. than fre
Tocher. . that

barat have

het the. ‘scientists, ‘an- 7
. .-thropoligists, éducators::and.
well, nen
. they all seem to be: a: Tittle 2” |

Northern - ‘Indians...

° short’ of dough at this time.

There are some statements

you should not use when
reporting: an accident to the

police. The ° Canadian
Monthly ’ Newsletter has a
‘number of ‘‘gems’’ on file

from police reports. |

“My car was legally
parked as it backed into the
other vehicle.”

"A pedestrian ‘hit ‘me and
went under my.car.”” :

“and lots -of it, for fluffy
look-alike ‘contests and ob
_tuse Captain. Cook ‘promo-
_ tions when. they. can’t. fin
about. my involvement - need.

“but that’s: ‘their. ‘hangup,

trek” are. “such ‘that. in. due
- course common’ sense
“prevail ‘and an. angel : some-

: ee ‘eure

Ss. ‘Qurrreane mee
ae erat’ vod

° enough at least. to provid
into a 40 foot’ by 5 foot beam: a z
beauty and; God willing, it».
will some day fetch. a king's s 5

we News| ‘readers the inside
story’. of | Tocher’s ' outside
-venture and let you know the

_ that.
happen. On April 30 the big
-40-footer will. be. moved
(probably — to: Dillingham’ s)
where it will be attached
cits. 22-foot outrigger and then
‘it.--will.

- Bayshore S me |
weeks. later, On May A

_ their © alo |
. meaning: “‘being tuned in toy
the. world’around = you.””
What: better. name for.-such

- 1978)"

; doctors with. rear end trouble _

way causing me to have an

| for 40 years when I‘ fell
asleep at the wheel and had
an accident.” .

We both scrateh our head
at. -the © Provincial govern:
ment’s. ability to find doug

not
ours.. The’ merits: of Tocher’ 's.

1° a oe Shetate
WSLS ‘WW ERS come forth Ww aa Cea ot

essential safety gear.

“Inc coming s weeks 5 we'll give

tragic and triumphant. things
happen, ' when ‘ they

set. ‘sail’ for tin
- Marinas

oa

-Orenda: (the. name of
‘vessel):.is:‘an Indian: word §

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