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The Boating Magazine for Coastal New England Volume 14 Number 8 December 2011 F E AT U R E S
Preparing for 2012 season, Editor.
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Barging through Can you imagine, today, flying into Amsterdam carrying a toilet through Customs? Well, this is just one of the many outlandish tasks embraced by New Hampshire’s Don and Abbie Penfield in the pursuit of their dream. By Whitney McKendree Moore
Headed for the Carribbean, News.
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Maine Maritime wins regatta
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Our switch from sail to power, Part II We got the Downeast boat we thought we wanted. So how is she? What do we like, and what’s not to like? Here’s our overview of the GM 26 Cricket. By Jim Fetters LAST WORD
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Summer’s last sail It is a morning of surpassing beauty, and it is an awesome moment on the water. Tears come to the author’s eyes because, for this year, it will be one of the last. By W.R. Cheney The 2012 Wooden Boat Calendar, Media 58
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