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Proximity to the royal dockyard at Portsmouth meant they were able to secure naval shipping ranging from Royal Navy submarines and frigates down to unusual dockyard vessels and landing craft

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and how the boats fought in two world wars

– Bob Bitchin

Nick Fabbri and Terysa Vanderloo left their professional lives in London – as a dentist and a paramedic – to pursue full-time cruising

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