They're back!
On Saturday July 5th, Lively Lady and crew sailed back into Portsmouth to be greeted by crowds of supporters and well-wishers. They were escorted back into harbour by a flotilla of some thirty boats, including HMS Mersey! Keep an eye on the journal pages for the blow-by-blow accounts.
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Pictures from the homecoming, the Lord Mayors reception and generally the whole project are available here. About The Raymarine Lively Lady Project:
The Raymarine Lively Lady Project, led by ocean adventurer Alan Priddy, is a round the world voyage helping young adults turn their lives around. read more
The route round the world, starting and finishing in Portsmouth, UK is a total of 28042 nautical miles and the expected duration is just under twelve months read more
Lively Lady was built in Calcutta in 1948 by her owner S.J.P. Cambridge, but was made famous by Sir Alec Rose when he sailed her round the world single handed in 1967/8 read more
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