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SS John and David
Friday, 27 November 2009 in 3h 20 (22–0–15 in E)
5088 Barmouth Surprise Major
Composed by D Morrison No.1917
1 Christine Andrew
2 Keith P Tompsett
3 Anthony S Braben
4 David E Rothera
5 Stephen J Bateman
6 G Nigel Williams
7 Marcus A G Williams (C)
8 Stephen W Penney
The annual Barmouth Christmas peal rung to mark the tri-centenary of "The Last Haul" in 1709, a 700-ton Genoese gallon was ship-wrecked in a storm five miles north west of Barmouth. Its precious cargo of 48 blocks of marble was en route from Italy to an unknown destination. A two-ton block was raised by divers and has been carved as a monument and erected by the Town Council to mark the Millennium and is sited in the harbour area. Our thanks to Andrew Mainwaring for standing reserve this year.
