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Old 18 June 2013, 18:42   #1
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Another great story :)
BBC News - Arnold Grayston's charity circumnavigation of Wales by boat

Surprised no-one knew about or spotted this one ..
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Old 18 June 2013, 18:51   #2
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Makes a nice change, so Wales must technically be an island then
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Old 18 June 2013, 19:46   #3
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nice, just shows what a small boat and engine can do!
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Old 18 June 2013, 19:53   #4
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What an amazing bloke, a big well done and ... well just amazing.

and those chaps on round th anglesee cruise, what was it, a 2.7 mtr rib and arrived an hour later than the big boys... what next, an Atlantic Cruise to New York... hmmmmm, whisper.. get organizing. Mrs Jess wont mind honest!
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Old 18 June 2013, 20:06   #5
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He came past our tug on the Shropshire union.we had no idea of the journey he had done.....what a man!!!!
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Old 18 June 2013, 22:05   #6
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Hats of to him , well done.
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Old 18 June 2013, 22:38   #7
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Good effort old man; hard core!
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Who says you need a big RIB. He and the round Anglesey boys prove a sub 5m is fit for anything!
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Old 18 June 2013, 22:52   #9
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There was a short tv series around 15 years ago about a couple of guys who did the same journey on a Drascombe Lugger, called Celtic Circle. Quite a good watch.
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Old 18 June 2013, 22:56   #10
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