Thursday, July 10, 1975, THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven Thursday, July 10, 1975 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven ..._.-- Hawaiian trek ends in disaster for family LOS ANGELES (I)-A widow's dream of a leisurely sail to the Hawaiian Islands with two of her sons turned to near tragedy early yesterday after their boat collided with a whale and sank. Nancy Sherman, 44, her sons, Jim, 18, and Jeff, 15, all of Del Mar and three others aboard the 46-foot sloop Atorrante were rescued 300 miles offshore by the Swiftsure, a yacht taking part in the annual Transpac ocean race. NONE were injured and the Swiftsure continued on to Ha- wai. The Atorrante radioed a dis- tress call to the Coast Guard in San Diego, saying it had col- lided with a whale. The crew shot up flares and took to a theres 0 . thru Classified 603 east liberty MICH IG A N Theatre Phone 665-290 Shows at 7 and 9:10 p.m. Open at 6:45 p.m. -- . - 1214 s., uners y U M U S Theatre. Phone 6686416 Shows at 7 & 9 p.m. Open at 6:45 p.m. * ' Theatre Ph e 4144 Toniht at 7 and 9:10 pm 3rd SMASH WEEK! life raft. They were rescued 45 minutes later. There was no indication of the whale's condition. THE FAMILY timed their voyage, which began from San Diego July 2, to Honolulu to coincide with the Transpac race for safety reasons. "They all have the cool and skill and the pluck to get off the boat and save their lives." said a family friend, Warren Cereghino of Los Angeles. "Nancy's a very level-headed individual." Mrs. Sherman's h u s b a n d, George, a book editor for Walt Disney Productions, died last year after a lengthy illness and she had dreamed of the cruise for months. "THE WHOLE trip was planned for many, many months," said her son John, 20, who remained at home. "They were really looking forward to it. My sister Kathy was to fly to Hawaii and join the cruise there." Mrs. Sherman bought the Atorrante, a wooden-hulled sloop, earlier this year. She, Jim and Jeff took sailing lessons and two men they met in class were asked to join the cruise as crew- men. Also serving as a crew- man was Ron Powell of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., a classmate of Jim's at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Ore. The collision occurred about 12:36 a.m. PDT yesterday and the crew fired off the flares. The Swiftsure, skippered by Nicholas Frazee, and the Sham- rock, skippered by Roy Disney Sr. saw the flares light up the nighttime sky and went to the rescue. Ann Arbor Our STEREO saving you dollars on stereo is our business ART Your Total Of the SALE GOOD THRU Stereo Store Century JULY 15th SAVE ON """""----, REPEAT OF STEREOTAPEWe soundbetter- A SELLOUT! STORDEROT2270 Stereo Receiver RECORDERS 70 Watts RMS per channel AKAI GX 201 D Formerly NOW 369 88 REEL to REEL-auto reverse $599 y Reg. 46995 Now 34988 NO CATCHES: SUPERSCOPE CD 302A You don't have to DOLBY CASSETTE DECK buy speakers or. Reg. 18995 Now 12988 turntables. Tenna In-Dash CASSETTEBSuPERSoPEb a safety load mechanism instantly locks cassette catridge in place when insert- C-101 Portable ed. Fast forward, reverse, tape eject. Volume, tone and balance controls. In- RECORDER dicator lights for AM, FM, & FM stereo, AFC built-in. Reg. $159.95. Reg. 5995 Regular SALE 99.88 NOW 44.95 $15995 SAVE ON OUR CAR SPEAKERS SUPPLY LIMITED AUDIOVOX Makes your TAPE SALE Glenburn FM CAR AM radio HF62 nto REG. 1.49 CONVERTER an FM NOW 89c Reg. 9995 Reg. 3495 NOW 17.88 HF-92 NOW 9.88REG. 1.99 NOW 49.88 SMALLEST EVER MADE NOW $1.44 336S. STATE ST.-ANN ARBOR FINANCING 769-4980 QUANTITIES BANKAMERICaAD AVAILABLE OPEN DAILY 10-7 LIMITED