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Crew abandons ship as master becomes mistress
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A VOYAGE marking the 200th anniversary of the first
circumnavigation of Australia by Matthew Flinders has become an
embarrassing shambles.
The captain of the Windeward Bound, a replica 18th century
brigantine, is having a sex change and calls himself Captain Sarah,
while several of the crew, dismayed by such historical authenticity
as broken lavatories, dwindling supplies of fresh food and cramped
accommodation, decided to jump ship.
The Windeward Bound set out in March to retrace the British
explorer's 1802 expedition which produced the first detailed maps of
Australia. Three months into its ...
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NSW: History recalled and made as epic voyage ends
; ...the cat, the Windeward Bound today returned...around Australia. Captain Parry was inspired...entire continent. Captain Parry said that voyage...contrast, the modern Windeward Bound was equipped...of the people, Captain Parry said. They have...what he was. ...
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NSW: Trim ship-shape for epic Flinders journey
; ...circumnavigation of Australia. Windeward Bound, a brigantine built in Tasmania...a life at sea according to Windeward Bound captain Sarah Parry. Chosen for her...west, to live on board the Windeward Bound when she was just six-weeks-o...hasn't fallen in for yonks, ...
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Qld: Windeward Bound sails into Moreton Bay
; 00-00-0000 Qld: Windeward Bound sails into Moreton Bay A replica...Brisbane today. The brigantine Windeward Bound entered Moreton Bay this morning...After two days in Brisbane, the Windeward Bound will sail up to Bribie Island...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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Para officer confesses to affair with soldier's wife; Disgrace in elite unit where loyalty and camaraderie are sacrosanct.
; ...friend where they started talking to Captain Parry. She said: 'He was polite and easy...Iraq, her husband was transferred to Captain Parry ' s battalion. 'When I realised which...can patch it up when he comes home.' Captain Parry, a top instructor at Sandhurst and...
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Qld: A ship with a message
; ...circumnavigation of Australia. The Windeward Bound was accompanied by a CityCat ferry...of Australia which began in 1802. Windeward Bound's lower top sail was emblazoned with...serve as an inspiration to us all. Windeward Bound is a 33 metre, two-mast vessel, known...
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Crew all at sea with sex-change captain
; ...embarrassing shambles. The captain of the Windeward Bound, a replica 18th century brigantine...accommodation, decided to jump ship. The Windeward Bound set out in March to retrace the British...to the voyage is hard to say. The Windeward Bound Trust, the organisation co- ordinating...
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MSW: School kids to re-enact Flinders voyage around Aust
; ...NSW Governor Marie Bashir was today on board the Windeward Bound, docked at Woolloomooloo Wharf, Sydney to officially...identity and national name. "There is no doubt that Captain Flinders was an extraordinary young man and although...the path mapped out by Flinders for 17 months. Windeward ...
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NSW: The main stories in today's Sydney newspapers =2
; 00-00-0000 NSW: The main stories in today's Sydney newspapers =2 The Australian: Page 1: The Windeward Bound yesterday set sail from Sydney to recreate the journey of Matthew Flinders, who in 1802 circumnavigated the continent he later...
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 "Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Golf: Welsh captain Parry stunned by his sacking.(Sport)
; Byline: By Chris Smart Western Mail John parry has been sacked as Welsh international team captain. In one of Welsh golf's most amazing developments, 66-year-old Parry has been dumped after leading Wales in only one serious event - the European team championship in Scotland last month. And, to add
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NSW: Flinders voyage sets sail from Sydney Harbour
; ...to recreate a close likeness of the original vessel, the Windeward Bound will travel the same route as Flinders' boat, with the benefit...took to the voyage with hundreds of blank pieces of paper. Captain Parry said many of Matthew Flinders' original documents would...
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