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    SKIPPERS’ TIPS & YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

    Apr 29, 2021 3 minutes

    THIS MONTH’S EXPERTS

    DARIA BLACKWELL is Vice Commodore of the Ocean Cruising Club. She sails a Bowman 57 ketch with her husband, Alex

    KIKA MEVS and her partner Dan Deckert bought a 1972 36ft Pearson and converted it into an electric yacht. They vlog at sailinguma.com

    THEO STOCKER YM’s editor Theo has cruised extensively between North Norway and West Africa and now sails a Sadler 29 out of Lymington

    RANDALL REEVES is the first sailor

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