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‘I’m no actor, Mature replied, ‘and I’ve got a score of films and notices to prove it. The ladies however loved him and every year he threw a birthday …
For the first three days, the weather was rough with gales. Heavy seas burst on the deck, and I reckoned that it took thirty seconds after a sea had …
Several owners who had intended to start in the race did not come up to scratch; one American in a handsome yacht was prevented by his young wife; another …
One night I wrote in my log, ‘I feel very happy again tonight. I have not enjoyed myself so much since I was preparing to fly out alone to …
It was not till 7 May that the yard finished and installed the vane. I crossed the bar at the entrance to the Beaulieu River, headed the yacht across …
When it was too dark to look for the dinghy any longer I tried to make Gipsy Moth sail herself so that I could have some sleep. She pigheadedly …
We climb to 25,000 ft and it gets progressively colder. I put on my gloves, then my hat, then cover my knees with my parka coat. Steve comes over …
I am in fact up at 3.30 a.m. and phone through to make certain Ian is also ready on time. I have some tea in the lobby and am …