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Image Not Available for Letter from Mark Foy discussing the Medway Yacht Club rating rules and yacht SOUTHERN CROSS
Letter from Mark Foy discussing the Medway Yacht Club rating rules and yacht SOUTHERN CROSS
Image Not Available for Letter from Mark Foy discussing the Medway Yacht Club rating rules and yacht SOUTHERN CROSS

Letter from Mark Foy discussing the Medway Yacht Club rating rules and yacht SOUTHERN CROSS

Author (1865 - 1950)
Date1893-1900
Object numberANMS0199[006]
NameLetter
MediumPaper
DimensionsOverall (Closed): 180 x 114 mm,
Overall (Open): 180 x 226 mm,
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Mary Shaw
DescriptionLetter from Mark Foy in England. The letter begins 'Well for other news. I have had a good time down here loafing about playing cricket' and continues on to discuss the Medway Yacht Club rating rules 'fancy 50 feet in length being called a 30 footer its absurd' and to advise making SOUTHERN CROSS beamier.
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