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Sailing away from land-based responsibilities has a freedom unknown to those who hug the coastlines.

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Nate Rooks	Voyage Across the Central Pacific on a Wooden Boat, by Madison Boatworks: We ran into Jonathan and Whitney of Madison Boatworks at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival, and it was great to see...
Nate Rooks	Get Inspired With Kirsten Neuschäfer: Imagine setting out to sea alone on a Cape George 36, with a race of 30,000 nonstop miles ahead, and rules that limit yo...
Nate Rooks	Sailing a Restored Ingrid from WA to the Marquesas: I met these folks in the San Juans in the summer of 2021 as they were just about to head south after restoring their 196...
Nate Rooks	Preparing a Wooden Boat for Bluewater Cruising with Madison Boatworks: Jonathan and Whitney are restoring a 1960 Ingrid 38 with the intention of living the bluewater cruising dream. In this f...

 

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