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Super sloop home after 700 miles
Crew member John Barwell of Moorends, Thorne (left) with Tim Spall and skipper Mal Nicholson at the start of the voyage. Photo Chris Horan
After fighting her way through a force eight gale off Grimsby this week, the Humber super sloop Spider T has arrived home after a month-long 700-mile voyage to the Arbroath Seafest.
The vessel, built at a New Holland shipyard in 1926 and restored to sail in 2007, acted as an ambassador for National Historic Ships after finishing as runner-up in the heritage organisation’s Flagship of the Year Competition. Since leaving its base on the Stainforth to Keadby Canal on July 30, the vessel has visited 10 ports – and met up with renowned actor Timothy Spall while at the Humber Cruising Association in Grimsby.
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