FARMER PLANS TRIP.
BUILDS OWN BOAT. VOYAGE MAY TAKE FIVE YEARS. (Special.—By Air Mail.) LOXDOX, Xovomber 5. Determined to see the world. Mr. F. Faircloth. 25-vear-old farmer, of Kent, is building a boat in which he hopes to do a 3000-mile trip. He plans to leave Hastings in the spring in his 19ft boat, which will cost about £20. He hopes to reach the Black Sea, and will not mind if his voyage takes five years. Mr. Faircloth, whose boat is nearin? completion, i« now looking for a panion. "I want someone," he said, "who will be prepared for a rough-and-tumble life. Ha must have a certain amount of literary ability, be a good swimmer and an all-round sportsman with a love for the sea and adventure."
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 283, 30 November 1938, Page 6
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