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4 unusual facts about Maurice Griffiths


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Chas Peters, the wife of Maurice Griffiths, the well-known yachting author, owned the working boat Juanita for a number of years, and she features in one of Maurice Griffiths' books.

Maurice Griffiths

He met his second wife, Marjorie, known as "Coppie" from her maiden name of Copson in December 1944 while based with the RNVR at HMS Vernon.

In London they had lived opposite a railwayline and Maurice's early love was trains.

Maurice's brokerage business folded so he decided to try his luck selling yachting articles freelance in London.



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