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Still Salty at 60

his issue should be in your mailbox as the New Year approaches, so let me begin by wishing you a happy 2024. I hope those plans to put many nautical miles in your wake in the months ahead come to fruition. There’s no better time than the present to see those places you’ve been dreaming about, and there’s no finer way to explore the unfamiliar than by boat.

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