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    The propshaft slipped back and wedged the rudder, setting off a calamitous chain of events. Credit Dick Everitt

    Trapped in a locker in a sinking yacht

    • December 24, 2016

    As if loss of steering and starting to sink wasn’t bad enough, John Broadhead was forced to keep a cool head and think quickly when he became trapped in a…

    Dick Everitt artwork 03. Approx size: 39.5 x 29.5cm. Print: £10 plus £3.65 postage. Original: £200 plus £8 postage. Order from the PBO office: 01202 440832

    HALF PRICE Dick Everitt painting sale!

    • October 28, 2015

    There is a treasure chest of paintings here at the PBO office and we're offering a big sale in the run up to Christmas 2015.

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