YAWL READY FOR VOYAGE
ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA
15,000 MILES IN FOUR MONTHS
Mr P. W. Horwood, Woi'cester boat-builder, is busy in Gloucester dry-dock putting the finishing touches to a 65ft. sailing boat which he will sail 15,000 miles from Gloucester to Australia. His crew will be his three sons, Mr and Mrs J. C. Evans, their nine-year-old daughter, Mr R. A. Bone, Miss O. A. Bone, and Miss G. E. Richards, all of Worcester. They hope to reach Australia in four months, but are preparing for a voyage of ten months. Five years ago the boat was an empty shell, a war prize captured from the Germans. Mr Horwood bought her. In their spare time the crew have converted her into a seagoing yawl, The Southern Star. Mr Horwood said: “We are only working people. None of us has any private income. “To help meet the cost of the trip we are taking show cases to display British-made goods at all ports of call. We shall try to establish trade contacts. “We have the interest and support of some British manufacturers. “My eldest son is a qualified navigator. We are taking no risks, and are not out for stunts. “In Australia we hope to establish a canning business.”
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 40, 21 October 1946, Page 6
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208YAWL READY FOR VOYAGE Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 40, 21 October 1946, Page 6
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