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    Gary Lindsay

    Gary gazes over the compound where he was stationed in western Iraq, probably thinking about home and the pleasures of a good sail. Since writing this story, he returned to Alabama, where his wife, Sheryl, and Serenade, his new Bayfield 32, shown on facing page, were waiting. Their home waters are the Gulf Coast of Alabama and Northwest Florida.
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    From Iraq with love

    Desert soldier buys Internet boat 7,000 miles away Issue 60 : May/Jun 2008 In the military you rarely do anything without first conducting a risk assessment that consists of a matrix listing possible ...

    Gary Lindsay
    August 6, 2026
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