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Girl stowaway wins long ocean race aboard Cecilie
Jane Day, twenty two, hides aboard the Herzogin Cecilie in Port Lincoln and endures hunger cold and rats before becoming part of the crew. She helps the Cecilie win a 14 000 mile race to Cardiff over the Beatrice, earning crew support and potential legal stay.
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Ile
Jane Sjay
Cecilia
Beatrice
Cardiff
Port Lincoln
Australia
Herzogin Cecilie
Shorty
Cecilie
Riol
Rio Grande
Rio
Aixie
Chance
Hans Neilson
Bady
Jane Day
Jim
Helmaman
Jane
Dow
Gerzogin Cecilie
England