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GREAT GOOSE!

I have followed the progress of Onne and Tenley van der Wal aboard their Grand Banks 32 Snow Goose for the past year. I’ve enjoyed watching this couple prep their boat for an ICW adventure, and then cast off from their homeport in Rhode Island to explore the coast, all the way to the Bahamas.

I also own a 1986 Grand Banks 32. Ours is named . The videos produced by Onne

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