Lt Col HG Hasler
Lt Col HG Hasler

Lt Col HG ("Blondie") Hasler DSO OBE Leader of Operation Frankton (better known as the "Cockleshell Heroes" raid on German shipping in Bordeaux in 1942). Innovative sailor, founder of the Single-handed Transatlantic race (1960), and inventor of the first effective self-steering gear for yachts. Died 1987

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