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    Sailing

    By Veronica Jaralambides
    April 8, 2016 9:33 pm

    Veronica Jaralambides

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    1Kotchka, above, shows her classic lines while sailing downwind. J and Marci Kolb were attracted by her reasonable price, when compared with the Hinckley Bermuda 40 and Pilot 35. The revised foredeck with a repositioned windlass layout, on facing page.
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