The News, Culture and Practice of Sailing woodenboats
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retracing the round-the-world voyage of the Beagle
The Oosterschelde was built in 1917 and made a living tramping around the world with general cargo: coal from Cardiff, oranges from Morocco and Baltic timber. She’s survived hitting a second world war mine, abandonment and many storms.