[1] Williams owned a yacht named "Nomad" and after sailing around Europe, he returned to New Zealand and sold it to a man by the name of Curtis.

The choice of Curtis however turned out to be most unfortunate, as he was a drug smuggler who later became renowned as one of New Zealand's most infamous criminals.

In 1979, soon after the sale, Curtis beached the yacht near Westport whilst smuggling drugs into the country.

In 1982, William managed to get the Minister for Customs to waive the seizure order, however Customs had simply left the boat moored unattended at Westport, resulting in it being damaged and vandalized.

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