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    Richard De Grasse

    Dick de Grasse has been at sea since the age of 18, when he enlisted in the US Coast Guard. He currently holds a Coast Guard captain’s license. For the past 30 years, he and his wife, Kathleen, have been sailing Endeavour, a well-outfitted 1972 Tartan 34C, all around the Atlantic, Caribbean, and across to Portugal and back. They are members of the Seven Seas Cruising Association and the Ocean Cruising Club. They live in Islesboro, Maine.

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    On-Deck Propane Storage

    A fresh-air solution for a boat that lacks a locker Issue 125: March/April 2019 In the 1970s and ’80s, a lot of production sailboats were equipped with alcohol-fueled galley stoves. Accordingly, there...

    Richard De Grasse
    March 1, 2019
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