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In search of a message in a bottle

Wednesday 16 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

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In search of a message in a bottle
An example of the type of bottle that was dropped in the ocean from the British yacht Debenhams in 1977 and supposedly found somewhere in the Cook Islands in 1999. 18051501

Dear Editor, In 1977-78, I was a member of the crew of the British yacht Debenhams, participating in the second Whitbread Round the World Race (these days called the Volvo Ocean Race), joining a fleet of 14 other participants. The yachts raced Portsmouth - Cape Town - Auckland - Cape Horn - Rio - Portsmouth.

Dear Editor, In 1977-78, I was a member of the crew of the British yacht Debenhams, participating in the second Whitbread Round the World Race (these days called the Volvo Ocean Race), joining a fleet of 14 other participants. The yachts raced Portsmouth - Cape Town - Auckland - Cape Horn - Rio - Portsmouth.


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