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    THE CHARMS OF CHARTER

    Mar 10, 2020 3 minutes
    BY KIM KAVIN

    The boaters come, Shane Ellis says, from as far away as California, Florida and Europe. And they’re all seeking the same thing: a chance to put their boating skills to use along the coast of Maine.

    “I don’t get very many novice boaters,” Ellis says. “For the most part, they’re people who own boats and either don’t want to bring them up this far, or they just sold their boat and want to get on the water for a week or two.”

    Ellis runs

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