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    Kelly Foss

    After sailing a 36-foot fin-keeled sloop, Scott and Kelly Foss decided the perfect boat was a Westsail 42 they named Aleta. They bought her in 1987 and made many improvements, finally living aboard until they sold her — with regrets — in 1994.
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    The queen of our hearts

    Refitting a Westsail 42 brings years of happy sailing and a sad goodbye Issue 36 : May/Jun 2004 We were two ecstatic people. With our soaring spirits we didn’t mind the cold on that December day in 19...

    Kelly Foss
    September 9, 2026
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