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Whiskey Plank

I first sailed to the Bahamas in March/April of 1981. I had sailed my cutter FISHERS HORNPIPE from California, via the Panama Canal. I immediately fell in love with the Bahamas, and have been visiting them every opportunity since.

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In this 1920 painting by Charles Pears, the sky is cloudless, the breeze seems steady and brisk enough to cause a curling wave at the bow on the boat nearby, and a white wake flows off the stern in a sea of Caribbean blue. Competitors are close, all light sail set, evenly matched. A well-dressed woman is looking ahead; while an assistant is near at hand, ready to leap up at the call to trim! Or perhaps he is the tactician, whispering advice to stay low on the course.
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WB No. 240 features an article on the geometry of rowing craft, and includes a formula for determining the ideal length of oars for your boat.

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POCKET CRUISER

Hand built, One of a kind. Hull is sound, roof and rear wall of pilot house need repair.