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Seasoned navigator, seaman and marine journalist Dag Pike, who wrote for Yachting Monthly for decades, has passed away, aged 88
Legendary navigator and seaman Dag Pike has passed away, aged 88
With over 65 years experience in ships, sail and power boats and the author of more than 40 nautical books, Dag Pike was one of the most respected seaman in the UK.
He was perhaps best known for his record breaking Atlantic crossing with Sir Richard Branson and Sir Chay Blyth on
Virgin Atlantic Challenger II in 1986.
It beat the previous trans-Atlantic speed record of 3 days, 10 hours and 40 minutes, which was set in 1952 by the American passenger liner ....

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