Sailing Into Big Trouble! ; Family Contact Coastguard After Sailor Feared Lost

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A WESTCOUNTRY sailor feared lost in a fierce Atlantic storm just days into a round-the-world bid phoned home yesterday after hearing on the radio he was missing.

Paddy Macklin set sail in his 27ft yacht from his home town of Falmouth, Cornwall, on December 17 determined to sail the globe without hi-tech gadgets or corporate support.

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Sailing Into Big Trouble! ; Family Contact Coastguard After Sailor Feared Lost

But last night, he was in trouble with his family - who gave him "an almighty telling off" for failing to stay in touch - and with British coastguards who said he could have bought equipment to reveal his location for...

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