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IOW Connection #1 Mystery Cache

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pilot03: Sadly maintenance had become difficult, so unfortunately it is time to archive this cache in this great series.
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Hidden : 4/21/2013
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the above coordinates.
 
A series of caches about people who have a connection with the Isle of Wight.
 
 
I was born on the Island.
I set up my own business at the age of 21.
I designed a lifeboat to rescue aircrew or mariners.
I was an eccentric with lots of ideas which were not always appreciated...


To find the cache, answer the following:
 
1. The year I was born - ABCD
 
2. The length of the lifeboat - EF
 
3. I crossed the Channel on an open boat, with a crew of 9 youth. Length of the boat minus 2 - GH
 
 
The cache is at:
 
N50 (C-H)(D-B).B(H-G)A  W001 (G-A)(B-D).D(A+E)F
 
Please take a pen, just in case...
 
Check your coordinates




Additional Hints (Decrypt)

ZGG - (13.06.22 = Qrgnvyf nzraqrq nf vasb punatrq ba gur vagrearg)

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)