Two in a boat
C'V.Z.P. A.-Reuter— Copyright > SOUTHAMPTON, England. Two Englishwomen set , out by yacht to cross the ; Atlantic last week, intent on showing that It is not | only men who can tackle ; the ocean. | “1 want to prove 1 am capable of running a boat ' without a man,” said the skipper, Jill Baty, aged 35. With her in the 32ft sloop i was the navigator, Stephanie ;
| Merry, aged 24. Miss Baty has crossed the; Atlantic by yacht threej times before, but. never without a man. Miss Merry’s longest previous absence! from shore was only 36' hours. The couple met three weeks ago in response to. Miss Baty’s advertisement, i Miss Baty normally works! as a cook, and Miss Merry' as a teacher.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33515, 22 April 1974, Page 6
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123Two in a boat Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33515, 22 April 1974, Page 6
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