Sailing Magazine
By Richard Crockett
Today’s newspaper from 1990 is literally a blast from the past!
The information was front page news in the Mercury, and was widely used by many different media around the country.
This is what was reported: “The yacht ‘Walon’, skippered by South African Dave Abromowitz, leader in the Portnet Dias Race from Cape Town to Lisbon, was nearly blown up by a mine yesterday.
“Captain Abromowitz said ‘Walon’ had missed the mine by about three metres. A collision, he said, could have blown the yacht and crew to pieces.”
READ MORE HERE: 1990 05 02 – S&A LR – 951 – OCR
