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Richard Williams - Aberdovey, Wales, 1961

3 September 12

I attended the Sea School at Aberdovey from December 28th 1961 to January 23rd 1...

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Marion Ward (nee Copsey) - Rhowniar, Wales, 1971

23 August 12

I've been searching for a course that might appeal to my daughter of 23, who lov...

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John Wylie - Moray Sea School, Burghead Scotland, 1966

21 August 12

As a callow 18 year old emerging from public school, it was immensely instructiv...

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Allen Smith - Ullswater, The Lake District, 1966

14 August 12

“To serve, to strive and not to yield”. Little did I know at the time, how much ...

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Peter Howson - Devon on Ashburton, 1970

4 August 12

A month long course from the middle of January to the middle of February, as par...

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Stewart Christie - Outward Bound Metro, Glasgow, 1956

23 July 12

As an engineering apprentice I was sent to the sea school at Moray in Aug/Sept 1...

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Dewi Pritchard - Aberdovey, Wales, 1974

19 July 12

As an apprentice with the NCB we were given the opportunity to attend a week's c...

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Alan Green - Eskdale, The Lake District, 1962

19 July 12

I attended the months course at Eskdale in July 1962 when I 17 and a Police Cade...

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Peter Halliwell - Aberdovey, Wales, 1974

17 July 12

Below are extracts from my original Outward Bound diary (my log book) written wh...

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