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Former sailor spends 900 hours building a matchstick Mayflower

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Former sailor spends 900 hours building a matchstick Mayflower as his wife praises the 70,000-piece vessel for keeping him out of the pub David Reynolds, 61, used 70,000 matches to create his Mayflower ship replica  The 4ft high and 5ft long model has tiny anchors and rigging blocks along side The creation weighs nearly 16lb and took … Read more

British sailor, 70, rescued after three days adrift in his yacht off Thailand

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British sailor, 70, is rescued after three days adrift in his yacht off of Thailand when his boat’s engine lost power Michael Turner, 70, set sail from the west coast of Phuket on Friday afternoon He was heading round the coast to Chalong Pier on the south east of the island The stricken yacht was spotted … Read more