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    Jim Hawkins and Ellie Adams

    Jim and Ellie have been cruising out the St. Lawrence Seaway bit by bit and enjoying the sights along the way. The old city of Québec, on facing page, was a delight as was the Québec Port Marina, above, with the old town in the background. Below, their Baba 30, Meta Fog, enjoys the journey five weeks at a time.
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    Cruising bit by bit

    They couldn’t spare enough time, so they went voyaging in installments Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 So you can’t take off for a year, or three, or 10. Most of us can’t. But you would still like to go...

    Jim Hawkins and Ellie Adams
    September 3, 2026
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    Crisis down below

    Bats and a thunderstorm combine to make mayhem Issue 50 : Sept/Oct 2006 We were a few days into the first leg of a three-season passage to the Canadian Maritimes from our home port of Bayfield, Wiscon...

    Jim Hawkins and Ellie Adams
    August 19, 2026
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