The News, Culture and Practice of Sailing woodenboats
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Sandefjord- a lucky ship
The thing about old, iron-fastened, softwood timber boats like this, built in cold climates, is that once you take them into warmer waters it becomes an endless struggle to maintain them. Patrick found it a losing battle, and the poor ship was starting to deteriorate again rapidly. But Sandefjord has always been a lucky ship, and once again a saviour appeared.
“Everybody loves the sixties, especially those who weren’t there”
At a time when personal liberation and rebellion against authority were prevalent many expressed their individualism through new outlooks on religion, popular culture, and sexuality, and a handful through making slow and mindful voyages around the world in under prepared small boats.
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