Diverse contributions included a plank from the London 2012 velodrome, a Victorian policeman's truncheon, large crates used to transport gold as British securities to Canada during the Second World War and a hairbrush used by a make-up artist at Pinewood Studios in the 1960s.
The building of the craft, which was constructed at Thornham Marina, near Emsworth, has begun its voyage visiting locations along the south coast and will arrive at the Olympic sailing venue in Weymouth, Dorset, just in time for the games in August.
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