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Charity seeks £1.5m to buy boat

The UK’s largest youth development sail training charity has launched an appeal to raise £1.5m to buy a yacht to take young people to sea.

Tall Ships Youth Trust has a fleet of four 72ft Challenger yachts and a 55ft ketch, which enables the charity

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