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    The launch of Sea Wraith

    Restored project boat sinks within minutes of first launch

    • July 10, 2017

    A pensioner whose yacht sank within minutes of being placed in the water following a five-year restoration says it has been ‘a wonderful adventure’

    Restoring a fireball

    • October 27, 2015

    Torie Morley and Toby Hamer realise a burning ambition to restore a Fireball dinghy– and reveal how Skunk earned her stripes

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