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    Hal Smith

    Hal Smith worked as an ER physician for 35 five years until retiring several years ago and his wife Susan is a retired educator. They have sailed Arktikos, a Hallberg Rassy Monsun 31 in Homer, Alaska, for 40 years in addition to spending the time in the Sea of Cortez with Hunter Star.

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    Dinghy Dilemmas and Lessons in Frugality

    When my wife Susan and I bought our Contessa 32, Hunter Star, in LaPaz, Mexico, I asked the owner if the boat came with a dinghy. He hemmed and hawed a bit, and finally said there was an old fiberglas...

    Hal Smith
    January 10, 2024
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