Practical Boat Owner

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Living with the sea

Marsali Taylor sails an Offshore 8M, Karima S. She’s a dinghy instructor and author of The Shetland Sailing Mysteries starring liveaboard sleuth, Cass Lynch.

Tidying up a file of photos on my desktop, I found a beautiful one of the sort of fun we used to be able to have with boats: a flotilla led by the Aith Lifeboat.

It was 27 June 2009 and Delting Marina was and I were determined to join the fun.

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