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Eight bells for Bob Fisher: 1935-2021
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Barry Pickthall collaborated with Bob Fisher on numerous books. He looks back at the life of the sailor and journalist
Bob Fisher s infamous rum punch party aboard Barracuda of Tarrant during the 1991 Cowes Week. Credit: Guy Gurney
He was 85.
Three days before, Sir Ben Ainslie had called him from Auckland where he and his INEOS British America’s Cup team had just won what was probably the most exciting race in the 170-year history for the ‘Auld Mug’ to dedicate their victory to this fabled Cup historian.
He called Bob the ‘doyen of yachting correspondents and a very good yachtsman in his own right. Wherever you went in the world, Bob knew everyone… A real character…just a lovely man,’ said Sir Ben. ....

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