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Olympic Firefly wins Concours at RYA Dinghy Show

The 76-year-old Firefly dinghy that British solo sailor Arthur Macdonald competed in at the 1948 Olympics in Torbay was the star of the show at the RYA Dinghy Exhibition in Farnborough in February.

The 12ft wooden dinghy, , sail No

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