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    A windfall of yachts

    Apr 14, 2022 2 minutes

    The term Windfall was given to the fleet of yachts that were transferred from Germany to the UK as part of the World War II reparations in 1945. Two of them were 100 Square Metre yachts: Flamingo and Marabu, of which more later.

    Five of the 50 Square Metre yachts served the five ‘houses’ for cadets at the Royal Naval College and .

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