OBITUARY - MRS R H STORM-CLARK

All who knew her will be very sad to hear of Patchen's passing. She faced her suffering with the calm and courage we knew she would.

A wartime flyer with Air Transport Auxiliary, she married Peter, also a pilot, and they embarked on a lifetime of liveaboard cruising. Their attempted emigration in Nina®' a Bermudan yawl, was followed by a long involvement with Tally Ho, the 1921 Fastnet victor. In 1957 a successful Atlantic circuit was achieved with their young family, in spite of storm damage on the homeward leg, and they joined the OCC on their return. They continued to cruise and live aboard, parting with their last boat, Triple Alliance, in 1978. Patchen has since then crewed aboard Kirsty, and will be greatly missed.

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