Tall Ships - British Yacht Fiona - 1912 Gaff Topsail Cutter
The Borneo Bulletin, November 5, 1977
Bandar Seri BeJawan- Spirit of adventure links trio.

Spirit of adventure links trio - Bandar Seri BeJawan: Three men and a boat arrived here last week- all of them remarkable in their own right. First of all, the yacht Fiona. It is a 42ft wooden ketch built in England 65 years ago, still going strong. Its distinctive 12ft bowsprit is the same length as its beams. On board are Mr. Brian McGarry, who set sail from England five years ago; Mr. Gavin Young, a prize-winning journalist; and Mr. Wilfred Thesiger, a naturalist and traveller extraordinary who is here to visit the Gunung Mulu rain forest expedition in Sarawak...

 

 

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