The News, Culture and Practice of Sailing woodenboats
in Australia, New Zealand & The South Pacific.

HISTORY Mark Chew HISTORY Mark Chew

Tom Tit

After some sixteen journeys a Sergeant Major on the jetty told them not to come back anymore because the Germans were on the pier. Ron and Alan told him they'd keep coming while he was still on the pier.

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FLOTSAM Mark Chew FLOTSAM Mark Chew

You know about Dunkirk of course

Next morning CONIDAW joined the armada of little ships rescuing the remaining French and British soldiers off the Dunkirk beaches. Her shallow draft allowed her to go close inshore to take the starving, frightened and exhausted men out to waiting ferries in deeper water.

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