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Words ,Of advice and best wishes come from Commodore Brown of the Strathcona Yacht
Club, Halifax to (Left) Harry. Whale and Ken Campbell.
Under full sail, the Mary Poppins heads out through
Halifax harbour to the open waters of the Atlantic.
McKillop farmer
Sets sail or England
The climax of several years
of .hard work and planning came on
June 5th for Ken. Campbell of
4.4.1, Dublin and Harry Whale
of Hanover when they set sail
from Halifax in their 36 foot
sloop, Mary Poppins, for Ports-
mouth, England. Their three
thousarid mile voyage across the
North Atlantic is expected ,to
take about four weeks.
The men are fulfilling a long-
time dream that started to shape
up with the purchase in October
1970 of the Mary Poppins from
Dr. Jonathan Stanley of Toronto.
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The boat had been built for Dr,
Stanley in 1964 by the Cheoy.
Lee Boat Yards in Hong Kong.
Dr. Stanley .and his wife sailed
the boat to Canada from England
via the Carribean.
Dr. Glenn Oliver of London,:
formerly of Grey Township and,
Murray Cardiff of Ethel, sailed
with them from Halifax to St.;
John's, Newfoundland. Picture!
of the launching, which were
delayed in reaching the EX•
positor, are above.
Making: last minute cheek of `. the rigging are Murray Cardiff # Harry whole; Ken CitnpbelL.
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and r, starts the. trio* Atlifitid trip. Left to ;right are
Mittray Cardiff; Olen Oliver and :KenCaniPbeil*
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