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    Avital Keeley

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    Out of fiction and into reality

    The novelty of a first sail is a source of joy Issue 116: Sept/Oct 2017 Avital Keeley was 13 last summer when she spent a couple of days as a guest of Good Old Boat founders, Jerry Powlas and I, aboar...

    Avital Keeley
    March 11, 2026
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    Learn to Sail in One Week Book Review
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    Learn to Sail Today: From Novice to Sailor in One Week

    Note: Editor Karen Larson asked Avital Keeley — a junior member of the Good Old Boat crew and an enthusiastic newbie — to review this book. What better opinion than one from a youngster who is very in...

    Avital Keeley
    February 1, 2017
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