The News, Culture and Practice of Sailing woodenboats
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ADVENTURE Charlie Salter ADVENTURE Charlie Salter

What goes Around Comes Around

Melbourne based SWS has a loyal readership of 200+ in Denmark each week. We hope its the sailing stories and not ‘Something about Mary’. We recently received emails from Jens and Klaus Toyberg-Frandzen. They asked if SWS could get a letter and photo to Bill.

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FILM Sal Balharrie FILM Sal Balharrie

‘The Restless Wind’ A 1950’s voyaging film

Although SALMO did not have an engine under Peter’s ownership and equipped only with an AA book (of roadmaps) to navigate by he sailed her to the Clyde. Then in 1956 he voyaged alone to Labrador and laid her up to winter in Canada. He returned to England to marry Jill, and returned to Canada to continue his voyaging to the Panama Canal and on into the Pacific Ocean.

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