Boats - Sailing - Ships

Jul. 03, 1966 - 3-7-66 The first two handed round-Britain sailing race. Competitors set off from Plymouth Out from Plymouth yesterday sailed 16 vessels bound on a 2, 000-mile trip around Britain. They set off in the first two-handed Round Britain Sailing Race for a trophy and a prize of £1, 000. Some of the boats have been specially designed for this particular race. Photo Shows: The yacht Sumner (No. 5) one of the specially designed boats with an elongated hump on the deck, seen as it moves out from Plymouth at the start of the race yesterday. It is being crowed by its owner, Lieut. Col. Blondie Hasler, veteran of solo transatlantic crossings and his wife

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000-mile And Pound Blondie Competitors Crossings Crowed Elongated Handed Hasler Hump Lieut Moves Particular Plymouth Sailed Solo Specially Sumner Transatlantic Two-handed

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