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by Joske Vermeule, September 1
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OK, so it's not about a Morgan, but it is built of wood. I was very tickled by the Freudian slip in the intro to this feature in Classic Boat on Ted Heath's old boat Morning Cloud II.... ![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2020/10/16/50DFDEDD-C65E-4097-9604-F62C8D6ABFC0.jpg)
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Giles. Mogless in Paris.
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Is that right? He won the Sidney Hobart on Morning Cloud which was a GRP Sparkman and Stevens boat and not as wooden boat as pictured.
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He wasn’t PM when he won the Sydney Hobart in 1969 (which as you rightly point out was a GRP S&S 34). The reference is to the 1971 Admirals Cup; Morning Cloud II was one of the 3 yachts in the victorious British team.
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Giles. Mogless in Paris.
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Well as they say join the Navy feel a new man every morning.
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Well as they say join the Navy feel a new man every morning. As I think I've already pointed out on TM, the motto of the French Navy is "A l'eau, c'est l'heure"
Giles. Mogless in Paris.
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IIRC my brother & I were crossing Breydon Water in a GRP motorboat on a family holiday, frightening waves & my uncle almost rolled it in the wind & wake of a commercial vessel overtaking us, weather was awful
The following day we heard of the demise of Morning Cloud, & I think two crew, very sad
Jon M
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There were ( or maybe still are ) a couple of GRP SS 34's in hire on the Broads. They had a shallower draft with slightly shorter masts to suit the conditions. A beautiful design with a very pleasing sheer line.
Here for a good time not a long time!!
Reg
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