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Green Marine

December 31, 2006 · about 20 years ago

Times gone by

The scene was in a centuries-old, typically English pub that, to this day, nestles right on the waterfront in Old Portsmouth in the UK. It was 1971, and among the crowd enjoying the warm ambiance of the heavily timbered, smoke-filled bar were Colonel Bill Whitbread, of the famous brewing family, and

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The scene was in a centuries-old, typically English pub that, to this day, nestles right on the waterfront in Old Portsmouth in the UK. It was 1971, and among the crowd enjoying the warm ambiance of the heavily timbered, smoke-filled bar were Colonel Bill Whitbread, of the famous brewing family, and Admiral Otto Steiner, of the Royal Naval Sailing Association. They were socialising over a few pints of beer and their primary topic of conversation just happened to be yacht racing.

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