Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 26th February 1971

CAPT. CAMPBELL DUE HOME TODAY

Captain Ian Campbell, the 68 year old Ardrossan man who sailed to the Bahamas with his wife's uncle, 81 year old Mr. Robert Munro, of Aberdeen, in the yacht Pajova, is due to arrive at Heathrow Airport, London, at 8.50pm tonight (Friday),

From there he will fly to Glasgow but Mrs Campbell is not sure when or whether she will be there to meet him.
She has had many offers of lifts to the airport but has had no direct contact with her husband and so does not know what time he will arrive in Glasgow.
All Mrs Campbell's information has come through a business company's agent in Edinburgh.

NO PLANS

Mrs Campbell and her sister Miss Munro first heard that Mr Campbell and Mr Munro had arrived safely late on Monday night and Miss Munro said they were overcome and filled with relief. "They have done what they set out to do, just as we always thought they would, and now I expect Ian will just want a rest," she added.

The family have not planned any celebration as yet and are waiting to see how Captain Campbell feels.
Miss Munro said that although he had said he was "feeling fine" he may be terribly tired and they would wait and see.
She added that sailing was nothing new to Captain Campbell and would have been just like everyday work, but that her uncle had never done any sailing before and it was just as well that he was very strong and healthy.

Miss Munro added that they were all very proud of their uncle and Captain Campbell, but said that they had never doubted they would make it and had not worried much. "After all it was not a race," she said.