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Bill Howlett’s article ‘Tales from a tall ship’ (PBO, November 2020) was a nostalgic read for me because in 1981, nine years after Bill set sail on the Sir Winston Churchill, I set sail on its sister ship which was then named the Malcolm Miller.

Both ships had overwintered in one of London’s Royal Docks, where they were de-rigged and underwent a full service.

We were to be the shakedown cruise, in February, and consequently paid a lot less than the full rates. As on Bill’s cruise, we were mustered on deck before setting