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CIRCLE OF LIFE

It’s funny how things come full circle. Last September I visited the Southampton Boat Show for the first time in 30 years. It reminded me of my first visit back in 1990 when I won tickets through a Motor Boats Monthly competition for suggesting future topics to include in the magazine. I suggested cruising guides for smaller day boats.

I bought my first boat at that show – a 6ft GRP dinghy. An outboard

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