Alumni Stories

Your Outward Bound Stories

Each story is an adventure worth reading.

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Keith Walker - Aberdovey, Wales, 1946

8 October 12

I went to Aberdovey as a prelude to joining Alfred Holt, Blue Funnel Line as a s...

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Neil MacDonald - Ullswater, The Lake District, 1963

4 October 12

COURSE U84 18th November – 14th December 1963 Mallory Patrol On arrival at Pen...

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Richard Williams - Aberdovey, Wales, 1961

3 September 12

I attended the Sea School at Aberdovey from December 28th 1961 to January 23rd 1...

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Marion Ward (nee Copsey) - Rhowniar, Wales, 1971

23 August 12

I've been searching for a course that might appeal to my daughter of 23, who lov...

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John Wylie - Moray Sea School, Burghead Scotland, 1966

21 August 12

As a callow 18 year old emerging from public school, it was immensely instructiv...

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Allen Smith - Ullswater, The Lake District, 1966

14 August 12

“To serve, to strive and not to yield”. Little did I know at the time, how much ...

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Peter Howson - Devon on Ashburton, 1970

4 August 12

A month long course from the middle of January to the middle of February, as par...

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Stewart Christie - Outward Bound Metro, Glasgow, 1956

23 July 12

As an engineering apprentice I was sent to the sea school at Moray in Aug/Sept 1...

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Dewi Pritchard - Aberdovey, Wales, 1974

19 July 12

As an apprentice with the NCB we were given the opportunity to attend a week's c...

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