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Dave Hunt
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Loyd, MacColl, Hugill, Def Shanty Wax
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RE: Loyd, McColl, Hugil, Def Shanty Wax
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10 Oct 08
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snip ---Bob Roberts (the last of the sailing barge captains),--- Just a little correction to that - Bob was the skipper of the 'Cambria' - the last Thames Sailing Barge barge trading under sail ALONE - there were quite a few more still in trade after Bob sold the Cambria, but they were auxilliary or motor barges. There are quite a few barges still sailng at present - mostly on charter work, a few in private ownership. See - http://www.cambriatrust.org.uk/ http://www.bargetrust.org/index.html http://www.sailingbargeresearch.org.uk/ Dave [member of TSBT and SSBR]
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