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Hull Distant Water Challenge Shield
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Year
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Place
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Skipper
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Days at Sea
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Kits
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Points
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| 1970 | 3rd | Bill Brettel |
35,039.0
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£220,853.0
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18,278
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| 1971 | 4th |
32,196.7
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£262,904.7
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21,078.6
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| 1972 | 2nd |
31,576.8
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£266,983.7
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21,078.6
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| 1974 | 2nd |
31,810.6
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31,133.8
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| 1975 | 6th |
29,246.8
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33,633.6
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| 1976 | Winner | Richard Taylor |
27,600.6
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£692,822.0
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48,346.6
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| 1977 | Winner | Richard Taylor |
25,842.7
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£740,262.0
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57,066.8
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Dick Taylor July 1974 After allegedly fishing in the Icelandic 12 mile limit the C S Forester under skipper Richard Taylor was chased for over 100 miles by the Icelandic gunboat Thor which had fired severeral non explosive shells at the C S Forester holing her above and below the waterline. Skipper Taylor after been arrested was sentenced to 30 days imprisonment and given a fine of £5000 but was released pending an appeal and a surety of £2,232 from the owners. Having been released with her catch of 200 tons of fish the C S Forester arrived back in Hull a week later than scheduled, her owners newingtons Steam Fishing Co had to pay, £17,300 for the release of the catch, £,6000 in lieu of confiscated fishing gear, and £3,000 in Lieu of costs. the catch 25,000 stone of fish was sold for £21,000 Richard Taylor aged 42 at the time had been a skipper for the past 13 years, he was suspended by his owners pending the outcome of his appeal, skipper Taylor commented at the time that he might retire from deep-sea fishing. |
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Crewmen
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| SKIPPER | 1969 | BRETTELL - BILL | Maiden Voyage 24 Aug 1969 / 1971 / 1972 |
| 1973 | TAYLOR - RICHARD | ||
| MATE | 1974 | TAYLOR - DAVID | |