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• Recent Posts

  • Don’t you just love ‘em?
  • reBlog from harbourexchange.com: Top Sailing Applications for the iPhone
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  • Made in China
  • reBlog from harbourexchange.com: Top Sailing Applications for the iPhone
  • Jessica Watson, youngest solo around the world.
  • Update on 'Waratah'
  • Bad China Day?
  • Ocean passage planning
  • Dix 43 'Waratah' (2)
  • Remetalling of stern tube bearings
  • A Dix 57 in Durban.
  • Dix 43 'Waratah' (3)

• Recent Comments

  • Brian Russell on Update on ‘Waratah’
  • Fresh From Twitter today « Junior Sailing in Pictures on reBlog from harbourexchange.com: Sailing CV
  • Stranded Mariner on Oh, crap!
  • Caroline on Oh, crap!
  • China in talks with pirates to free crew « Stranded on the Largest Island on Showdown a test of PLA’s might

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• Blogroll

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• Stranded Mariner on Twitter

  • Today 20 years ago marked the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the long awaited reunification. * 5 hours ago
  • Finally the long awaited thunderstorm! Hopefully enough to wash some of the bad smog away. * 10 hours ago
  • RT @PredictWind: America's Cup challenger unveils giant wing http://bit.ly/Jj5LX Impressive technology, but not much real sailing anymore. * 12 hours ago
  • Don't you lov'em...: http://wp.me/p4iqQ-fl * 15 hours ago
  • Back to work, and the usual Monday morning stuff to deal with. On top of that a nagging back pain again. Not a good start so far. * 16 hours ago
  • Test the readability of your blog: http://bit.ly/2ZAa8B * 3 days ago

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