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CHANCE TO SAVE AN Albert Strange yawl

The Albert Strange yawl Sheila II is famous for her title role in Adrian Hayter’s book Sheila in the Wind (Hodder and Stoughton, 1959), but while the book has recently enjoyed a major refit courtesy of Lodestar Books, the boat remains in dire need of repair.

was built by Dickie of Tarbert, Scotland in 1911 and is for sale in New Zealand. Richard Wynne of Lodestar Books says the Albert Strange Association is watching closely, hoping the book’s.

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