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Is it worth moving to a new anchorage?

Rachel is on board her yacht , an 11m Sadler 34, secured to a visitors’ mooring in Hugh Town, a port on St Mary’s, one of the Isles of Scilly. has a draught of 1.7m and is well equipped for offshore cruising. Rachel has always wanted to visit

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