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Old 14-09-2012, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by phil View Post
do anyone rember a two masted scooner run by fountings abbey seriety called penola, my father was on it ,it sailed from amble to island of martin in the north of scotland near ullerpool. he was 14 when he first started to steer the ship.
The Penola seems to have had an interesting history before it ran between Amble and Ullapool (Isle Martin), as a research yacht in the South Atlantic. This doesn't help you Phil with its career as a training ship. I wonder if there is more info somewhere on the Fountains Trust?
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