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    CLASSIC CRUISERS CLUB

    Oct 27, 2020 2 minutes

    NAME John J. Olson

    AGE 34 or 35 (counting Covid year?)

    HOME PORT Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, Coal Harbour, Canada

    CURRENT BOAT 1987 GB32 Dream Time

    YEARS OWNED 1

    Carrying on the bloodline of a treasure-hunting ship captain, John J. Olson continues the family cruising tradition aboard his 1987 in the Pacific Northwest.

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