AJAXNETPHOTO. 1978. LITTLEHAMPTON, ENGLAND. - ATLANTIC ROWER TRIALS - 28 YEAR OLD EX PETTY OFFICER KENNETH KERR CONDUCTS SEA TRIALS IN HIS CUSTOMISED SELF RIGHTING ORKNEY SPINNER 13 'BASS CONQUEROR' AHEAD OF HIS ATTEMPT TO BECOME THE FIRST MAN TO ROW THE ATLANTIC IN THE SMALLEST BOAT. EDITORS NOTE; AFTER A FALSE START, KERR SET OUT FROM NEWFOUNDLAND ON 21ST MAY 1980, HEADED FOR ENGLAND. HIS LAST RADIO MSG WAS RECEIVED ON AUGST 16TH 1980. HIS BOAT WAS WASHED ASHORE ON A SMALL ISLAND OFF THE NORWEGIAN COASTLINE NEAR SOLA ON 26TH JANUARY, 1981. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF THE ROWER. PHOTO:JONATHA
AJAXNETPHOTO. 1978. LITTLEHAMPTON, ENGLAND. - ATLANTIC ROWER TRIALS - 28 YEAR OLD EX PETTY OFFICER KENNETH KERR CONDUCTS SEA TRIALS IN HIS CUSTOMISED SELF RIGHTING ORKNEY SPINNER 13 'BASS CONQUEROR' AHEAD OF HIS ATTEMPT TO BECOME THE FIRST MAN TO ROW THE ATLANTIC IN THE SMALLEST BOAT. EDITORS NOTE; AFTER A FALSE START, KERR SET OUT FROM NEWFOUNDLAND ON 21ST MAY 1980, HEADED FOR ENGLAND. HIS LAST RADIO MSG WAS RECEIVED ON AUGUST 16TH 1980. HIS BOAT WAS WASHED ASHORE ON A SMALL ISLAND OFF THE NORWEGIAN COASTLINE NEAR SOLA ON 26TH JANUARY, 1981. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF THE ROWER. PHOTO:JONATHAN EASTLAND/AJAX REF:0480_024
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