CROSSED THE ATLANTIC
Three American students from Cornell University, whose ages range from 21 to 23, landed at Cannes recently, after crosisng the Atlantic in a sailing boat 45ft long, the Carlsark, lent to them by one of the Vanderbilts. They started on 20th June, after taking part in a regatta near New York, with the idea of undertaking a cruise ■to Newfoundland. After being three days at sea, Carl L. Weagant, 21, who was in command, revealed to his astonished companions that they were heading for Europe! On 3rd August (according to the "Daily Chronicle" report) they reachatl the Azores, where they cabled to their parents that they were on their way to France. A fortnight later they were at Gibraltar, and after a few days' rest resumed their journey to the French coast. The three students intend visiting Paris and London, and afterwards sailing home in the Carlsark.
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 141, 11 December 1929, Page 9
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150CROSSED THE ATLANTIC Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 141, 11 December 1929, Page 9
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