Published on Dec 24, 2016 Day 48 Report, Interviews Sebastien Daestmarau who has hurt his ribs and wants to stop, Alex Thomson on Starboard Tack at last, Jean Le cam with his “friends”, Conrad Colman, Jean Pierre Dick, and much more. (English and French. Subtitles at bottom of YouTube player)
December 26, 1945 – The 1945 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race was the inaugural running of the annual “blue water classic”, the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. It was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales. The race was initially planned to be a cruise planned by Peter …
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Cap-Haïtien, Haiti – December 25, 1492 – On the return trip, on 24 December (1492), not having slept for two days, Columbus decided at 11:00 p.m. to lie down to sleep. The night being calm, the steersman also decided to sleep, leaving only a cabin boy to steer the ship, a practice which the admiral …
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December 24, 1777 – Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook. “As we kept our Christmas here I called it Christmas Island…” – Capt. James Cook, 1777 Captain James Cook documented his discovery of Kiritimati in his journal: “On the 24th about half an hour after day break, land was discovered … …
Leigh Haggerwood, founder of the Florin Street Band in his words: a unique Victorian-themed Christmas music project that I created to try to bring back some magic with original, heart-warming Christmas songs. I’ve been amazed at the response to My Favourite Time of Year so far, having received thousands of messages from people all over …
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