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Letter to a granddaughter

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A cruising grandparents write their granddaughter a daily account of their bluewater passage from New Zealand to Tahiti. Their intention is to prepare their granddaughter for her own cruising adventure. They vividly describe the physical and natural challenges of the sea to their granddaughter.

Author: Haigh, Val
Publisher: Primedia Enterprises, Inc.
Publication Name: Sail
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0036-2700
Year: 1998
Ocean travel, Grandparents, Letter writing

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Time for a change

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An account is presented of the personal experiences of a couple who had to curtail their ocean-going existence due to advancing years. Their adaptation to coastal cruising as an alternative is discussed.

Author: Haigh, Val
Publisher: Primedia Enterprises, Inc.
Publication Name: Sail
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0036-2700
Year: 2000
Aging

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The sailor ashore

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A personal account is presented of a former sea-going sailor who took up the new hobby of radio-controlled sailing in his latter years. His means of coping with the change in his life are discussed.

Author: Brigham, Peter B.
Publisher: Primedia Enterprises, Inc.
Publication Name: Sail
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0036-2700
Year: 2000
Usage, Remote control

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Subjects list: Personal narratives, Sailing, Life change events
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