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    Cruising 101: Book Review

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    Karen Larson
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    Dragged Aboard:Book Review

       Before we contacted Don Casey to invite him to get involved with our new magazine, we decided to take another look at his best-known book, This Old Boat. Unfortunately, our copy wasn’t w...

    Karen Larson
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    Cruising Rules: Book Review

    Sailors’ libraries are filled with every conceivable subject matter from dinghies to clipper ships – alcohol stoves to diesel engines, etc. but missing is a book to explain personal relati...

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