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Alasdair Flint and his Vertuous ways

hat an amazing issue – thanks as always! I look forward to the arrival of CB every month, and amid a wonderfully eclectic collection of stories in the April issue, I was particularly. How refreshing in this era, to see the old Corinthian spirit of the Hiscocks, or indeed Bill Tilman, after whom he names his dog, alive. And in a boat of such splendid finish. An unusual story – what a rare man he must be.

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