Mr Michael Mason, with his 35 ton Bermuda Yacht Latifa, who recently won the 700 mile fast net race, has completed a yachting double by being first home in the Plymouth La Rochelle race after a voyage of 90 hours. La Rochelle Regatta officials were becoming anxious to the safety of the 18 yachts taking part in the race, as a freak storm had overturned a French sailing boat in the Bay of Biscay. 22 August 1947.
Mr Michael Mason, with his 35 ton Bermuda Yacht Latifa, who recently won the 700 mile fast net race, has completed a yachting double by being first home in the Plymouth La Rochelle race after a voyage of 90 hours. La Rochelle Regatta officials were becoming anxious to the safety of the 18 yachts taking part in the race, as a freak storm had overturned a French sailing boat in the Bay of Biscay. 22 August 1947