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L'egare, Canadian Raft alongside after crossing Atlantic

L’Égaré II was a raft used by a French crew in 1956 to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The expedition, led by Henri Beaudout, departed from Halifax, Nova Scotia, arriving in Falmouth 88 days later”

Location: Falmouth
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Robert Manry

Robert Manry arriving in Falmouth on 17 August 1965 in his diminutive yacht Tinkerbelle after crossing the Atlantic from Falmouth, Massachusetts in 78 days. Tinkerbelle, an extensively modified Old Town ‘Whitecap’, was a mere 13.5 feet (4.1 metres) long, and the smallest vessel ever to have made the crossing at that time.

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8 - Royal Duchy Hotel, formerly the Pendennis Hotel

Originally named the Pendennis Hotel when built in 1893. In 1915 it was taken over by the
War Department for use as a military hospital. Many of the staff were from Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachments. After the War it became the Falmouth Hydro.



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