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    Steve Bunnell

    Improbable, a 42-foot wooden racer designed by Gary Mull, becomes a singlehanded sailer with the refinements made by owner Len Schwab. At right, a hydraulic autopilot with the power to work in heavy seas.
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    An Improbable conversion

    Famous wooden ocean racer now modified for shorthanded cruising Issue 32 : Sept/Oct 2003 Improbable is the wrong name for this boat. Logical would be better, or Synergy, or Refinement. I wasn’t thinki...

    Steve Bunnell
    September 14, 2026
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