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    Paul Skene

    Paul Skene is a retired tv news cameraman, part-time sailor, musician, and stage hand with an affinity for long-keeled yawls.

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    Swimming Lesson

      “There you are! Are you out for a sail, or out for a swim?” With these thoughtful words, a fellow club member sailed by us in his Laser. We were indeed swimming, next to my swamped open-hulled ...

    Paul Skene
    October 15, 2020
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