In 1953 the president of the Society approved the purchase of a larger boat, a motor vessel called Le Cheval Noir, to take the place of the Sibia. The name was changed to a more appropriate one, Light, which truly represented the purpose of this twin-screw vessel. There was room for eight persons to live on board. It could even carry up to 50 persons on short interisland runs, and this was often done as it ferried publishers between the islands to attend conventions.

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“Light,” a twin-screw vessel that replaced the “Sibia”