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    Bonnie Dahl

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    Solving the meat problem

    Home canning is the answer for fridge-less cruisers Issue 46 : Jan/Feb 2006 On Lake Superior’s north shore one brilliant sunny day we met a lovely young couple who informed us that, in spite of having...

    Bonnie Dahl
    August 25, 2026
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    When the lettuce is gone

    A gourmet cruiser’s tasty substitutes for fresh produce Issue 48 : May/Jun 2006 It was the end of a perfect day. Earlier, we’d had a great spinnaker run along Lake Superior’s Ontario wilderness shorel...

    Bonnie Dahl
    August 21, 2026
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    Dalfin II, Bonnie and Ron Dahl’s Columbia 10.7 (a 35-footer), enjoys a saltwater romp off Bequia, south of St. Vincent in the Grenadine Islands, on facing page. The Dahls, Great Lakes sailors for many years, took Dalfin (another view, above) out to the great salt pond and back to the fresh water of Lake Superior not once but twice. The Columbia 10.7 shows her wineglass transom, below.
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    The evolution of a cruising boat, Part One

    A veteran cruising couple tells what is working for them Issue 49 : Jul/Aug 2006 We left in the pre-dawn mist. As the bird song heralded the break of a new day, I looked back and saw the islands of we...

    Bonnie Dahl
    August 20, 2026
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    Ron and Bonnie Dahl found that the trade winds of the Caribbean were too much for their cruising spinnaker, so they took it off the boat during their travels in these waters.
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    Cruising evolution, Part Two

    Scores of continual little changes make life easier Issue 50 : Sept/Oct 2006 The long you live with a boat, the more you try to make things easier for yourself. Certainly the goal is a well-functionin...

    Bonnie Dahl
    August 19, 2026
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