![]() ![]() Unconventional for the time, Frank Cowper was 41 when he separated from his wife, Edith Cadogan. Sula, along with her husband, Steve, is now piecing together the life of her – at times – elusive great-grandfather. He was fanatical that sailing should be popularised, that people should own a boat and enjoy the sea and enjoy what it could give you,” explained his great granddaughter, Sula Riedlinger, who has recently inherited a substantial collection of Frank Cowper’s papers, diaries, photographs, and original artwork. He regarded sailing at that time as being exclusive to the privileged few, with their large, fully crewed racing boats. In the old days, boats were there for a reason, they had a purpose and were not necessarily there for pleasure. ![]() “He looked at sailing in a different way. Yachtsman and author Frank Cowper popularised sailing for everyman. ![]()
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