Sailing on the Jurassic Coast

By Robert H Olley in Beamlines

August 17, 2012

The sailing event of the recent 2012 London Olympics were held at Weymouth, half-way along Dorset and East Devon’s famous Jurassic Coast. Thinks:

Sources: Sailing picture: goc2012.culture.gov.uk; Plesiosaur LHL Digital Collections

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