“Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Atlantic Racer Sails Into Plymouth

by Richard Crockett

Dalling completed the 8000nm delivery of ‘Voortrekker’ from Cape Town to Plymouth a day a head of schedule, averaging about 160nm a day.

This no doubt gave him an indication, and confidence, that he had a good solid boat, prompting him to say that “if we don’t win, it won’t be from a lack of trying”.

READ MORE HERE:  1968 04 26 – Western Evening Herald – Bruce Dalling Archives – S&A – 002351-1_Redacted – OCR