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As the 'Crow' flies: on a summer cruise with his family, a sailor attempts to come to grips with his decision to sell a well-loved boat

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A man describes a sailing voyage he took with his family circumnavigating Newfoundland's coast. The trip was suppose to be the last voyage on the family's boat 'Crow.' But the man discovered after the season was over that he could not bring himself to sell his beloved boat.

Author: Treadway, David
Publisher: World Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Cruising World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0098-3519
Year: 1996
Description and travel, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Looking for the dream boat

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The experiences of a couple in their search for the right sailboat to buy are narrated. In evaluating boats for sale, the husband focused on the boat's individual parts while the wife looked at the boat's overall appearance.

Author: Straubing, Susan
Publisher: World Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Cruising World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0098-3519
Year: 1997
Purchasing, Sailboats

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Boat baptism

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Boaters believe that changing a boat's name brings bad luck, Guided by this superstition, a boater decided against rechristening her boat despite comments that its name sounds ridiculous.

Author: Farrington, Tony
Publisher: World Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Cruising World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0098-3519
Year: 1999
Sailors, Boat names

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Subjects list: Personal narratives, Boats and boating, Boating, Boats
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