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    Roy Vestrich

    After falling in love with and buying his first sailboat, facing page, Roy, at right, had to learn how to sail so he could bring her from Florida to his home in Vermont.
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    A pocket cruiser full of dreams

    A captain of fantasy puts to sea at last Issue 80 : Sept/Oct 2011 In the summer of 2007, I would not have been able to tell you the difference between a bowline and a reef knot. Flash forward one year...

    Roy Vestrich
    June 30, 2026
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