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    Michael Kilday

    At anchor in Grenada, after a long and sometimes arduous cruise south, Cassiopeia I shows off her classic lines and her purple sailcover, opposite page. Mina, her singlehanded skipper, surveys the scene from the helm, at right.
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    Cruising in prime time

    Singlehanded to Grenada in a Tartan 33 Issue 68 : Sept/Oct 2009 “Two ladies in the prime of their lives.” That’s how Mina L’Ecuyer (pronounced MY-na Lek-WEE-a) describes herself and her 1982 Tartan 33...

    Michael Kilday
    July 29, 2026
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