I met Paddy and Mike once or twice, and have friends who know them well. I seem to recall that the ship had no fewer that three sewing machines on board. An amazing boat, which they sailed all over, and a credit to them both. And with only a 48HP engine, on a 31 ton boat, they would have to know how to sail her.
I see one of the photos is taken at St Peters of happy memory :-) And the sailing pics on Bras d'Or. That would have been a grand sail.
Now building a boat of that size and displacement is something I truly admire.
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