Brothers Sail Atlantic In 20ft. Cutter
(N.Z.P.A.—Reuter— Copyright.) „ (10 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. IS. Cheered by thousands of people, the Canadian brothers Stanley and Colin Smith .stepped ashore at .Dartmouth from die 20ft. cutter Novo Espero at the end of n 3000-mile 43-day voyage across the Atlantic. They built the craft themselves.
The Mayor of Dartmouth and 14 councillors and the Smiths’ parents were on the quayside to welcome the yachtsmen, who handed the Mayor a message r l greeting from the Mayor of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, from where the Nova Espero sailed. The brothers told of their six weeks’ trip in cramped conditions. Thencabin measured only fift. by 4ft. At times they had to bail frantically to keep their craft afloat. Once thev had to lie in their cabin for 18 hours with a canvas cover lashed across the top as heavy seas swept across their deck. In the Channel last night, there was a dramatic reunion when the mother, father and sister of the two brothers came alongside the tiny Nova Espero in a launch. The Nova Espero is: believed to be the smallest boat to cross the Atlantic.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23028, 19 August 1949, Page 5
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