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A look back to 1941 and a double coincidence

neighbour in Pin Mill was clearing out his loft when he came across a 1941 edition of (which, in those days, doubled as the RNVR magazine). He recognised the yacht photographed pre-war racing off Osea Island as the 42ft yawl built at Arcachon in 1930 and which I had sailed for 39 years. He very kindly handed me the magazine which proved to contain a second coincidence in that the other yacht in the photo was , a Sibbick 38ft metre-like yacht which I owned before ! As you requested,

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