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    Cruising News. Gear. Seamanship. February 1, 2016

    Choosing the Right Sails: Mainsails

    By Brian Hancock

    There is a plethora of choices when it comes to sails for offshore passagemaking but as always there is the struggle between how many sails to […]

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