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CLASSIC CRUISERS CLUB

Professional mariner Capt. Jack Molan spent his 34-year career driving vessels of all types in the northern latitudes. When it came time to go cruising, Molan and his wife, Joanne, settled on a wood-hulled, William Garden-designed passagemaker. As with many owners of classic cruisers, they feel that their boat, JoAhna K, found them.

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