Captain William Bligh did it - and so did they!



12:30 AM Wed 16 Jun 2010 GMT
'Bounty crew after arrival' .
A four-man attempt to recreate Captain William Bligh's epic 3,700-mile open boat voyage succeeded today as the replica Bounty Boat arrived into Kupang from Tonga after a seven week voyage. The Talisker Bounty Boat crew (from left) Dave Wilkinson, Dave Price, Don McIntyre and Chris Wilde, after they completed the first authentic re-enactment of the mutiny of the bounty, arriving in West Timor 221 years after Captain Bligh. The journey wasn't the easiest. At the last minute, Chris Wilde, an 18-year-old rookie sailor from Britain, joined the crew when another team member pulled out. Then another of the crew, Dave ...


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by Des Ryan




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