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    Vern Hobbs

    Vern Hobbs is a retired pilot and freelance writer who explores the islands, bays, and backwaters of coastal Florida aboard a Bristol 35 with his wife, Sally, and feline companions.

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    Table for Two, Please!

    With the ship’s wheel base, a clever design makes for finer dining. Issue 134: Sept/Oct 2020 Our good old Bristol 35 has a cozy dinette in the main saloon, but the weather here in Florida often ...

    Vern Hobbs
    August 5, 2020
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    Managing the Waterway (Biscayne Bay, FL to Dry Tortugas, Fl): Book Review

    Mark and Diana Doyle, authors of Managing the Waterway: Biscayne Bay, FL to Dry Tortugas, FL, point out that no less than 882 islands make up the Florida Keys. There have probably been just as many cr...

    Vern Hobbs
    October 1, 2006
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