The windvane self steering system was smashed during a gale off Cape Horn, which forced Blyth to hand steer the remaining 20,000 miles across the Southern Ocean and back up the Atlantic - a remarkable feat in itself!

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The windvane self steering system was smashed during a gale off Cape Horn, which forced Blyth to hand steer the remaining 20,000 miles across the Southern Ocean and back up the Atlantic - a remarkable feat in itself!

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The windvane self steering system was smashed during a gale off Cape Horn, which forced Blyth to hand steer the remaining 20,000 miles across the Southern Ocean and back up the Atlantic - a remarkable feat in itself! photo copyright Chay Blyth Archive / PPL taken at

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