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Under way: A family affair

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A solo sailor's struggle to accept that she is not only a skipper but also a grandma is illustrated. Jill Knight, the captain of Cooee, a 37-foot gaff cutter, describes her prenatal flutters and her concerns for her mom-to-be daughter during the cruise in waters off northern Queensland, Australia.

Author: Knight, Jill
Publisher: World Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Cruising World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0098-3519
Year: 2005
Australia

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His old man and the sea

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Caribbean cruising sailor and author Don Street and his son Mark, both wonderful sailors, share their experiences aboard the Oyster 49 Nimrod of Orwell. They loved the traditional boats and night watches, a passion that both of them shared in spite of being so different from each other.

Author: McCormick, Herb
Publisher: World Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Cruising World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0098-3519
Year: 2003
Caribbean Region, Caribbean Islands

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The seasons sailing

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The set of sails aboard the J/35 Assegai that reaches up Trincomali Channel while on a British Columbia vacation were amazing. The ever changing dynamic of the family of a cruiser as children come and go- and as his daughter departs to pursue her own dreams is chronicled.

Author: Thompson, Nonnie
Publisher: World Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Cruising World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0098-3519
Year: 2003
British Columbia

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