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Fitting-out time is here again. Because I winter up in the Baltic where the sea still sometimes freezes, my season doesn’t really start until May. It was different when I berthed my 22ft wooden sloop

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OWN UP TO YOUR SAILING SINS

Pinning down the cause of the recurrent engine trouble that affected multiple cruises took patience and perseverance for Justin Morton