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- Remembering the good times
- Beginner's guide to bleeding
- Giving thanks for boats
- A better way to race
- Hunting and pecking for a living
- A paean to the trade winds
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- Full keel versus fin keel
- How much water you need
- Racing advice from a smiley guy
- A plea for simpler racing
- That ain't gin in the bottle
- Ulterior motives and the NMMA
- First Americans were submariners
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1 comment:
A very subtle point you're making, and I'm not sure I concur.
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