Tag: England
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“The expensive yacht Yankee doesn’t look like a yacht anymore, but a total wreck”
What was it like to be a crew member on a boat like the “Yankee” – and how did the dramatic dismasting at Dartmouth unfold for those on board? The diaries of Ole P. Dalland give us a unique insight. From his homestead at Øvra Dalland, Ole P. Dalland (1904–1985) like many others from Tysnes…
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When the mast broke on “Yankee”
It is August 31, 1935. Off Dartmouth on the southwestern coast of England, four magnificent J-class boats are meeting up for the very last race of the season. For the crew of “Yankee”, most of whom from Tysnes, it will be a highly dramatic day at sea. Just over twenty minutes after the start, “Yankee”…