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Tall Ships

Catherine is a bosun's mate on the Lord Nelson.

As the Lord Nelson prepares to sail to Norway with the first all-female crew in a Tall Ships race, bosun's mate Catherine introduces herself. She's one of the professional crew who will help a group of able-bodied and disabled women and girls to sail the Class A vessel. Catherine, Captain Cupples and the crew will be posting further mobile video stories from the voyage.

Posted by Clare Cupples on 19th July 2008.

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