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Spirit of Mystery arrives Melbourne

11:46 AM Mon 9 Mar 2009 GMT

'Spirit of Mystery' .

Yesterday skipper Pete Goss, better known for his international racing exploits of the past, and his son Eliot, Andy Goss and Mark Maidment(who completed the last of the trip by ambulance with a broken leg) finished their recreation of the 11,800 nautical mile voyage to Port Phillip by seven Cornishmen on the Mystery in 1854.

Goss and his family started planning the journey 18 months ago when they decided to build a boat almost identical to the original vessel that set sail from Cornwall.

Pete said he was glad to be on firm ground after 4 1/2 months at sea and was keen to meet descendants of the original Mystery sailors, who had come to witness their arrival at Royal Victoria Yacht Club.

'I had huge respect for the original crew when I started and now it's doubled,' he said.

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