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7 Great Sailing Reads

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Tom Shoemaker November 14, 2020

You left out “The Ship Killer,” “The God Forsaken Sea” and “Run Before the Wind.”

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Stephane Gagnon November 14, 2020

Lin and Larry Pardy ? Storms Tactics? Excellent !

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