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  • Gear of the Year
  • Mainsheet Mods
  • Wireless Safety
  • Routing Apps Redux
  • Goalkeeper Pants?
  • Portable Propane
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  8. i am not familiar with Practical Sailor but really like the idea of a publication devoted, exclusively, to sail. I wish to subscribe but to be honest, if the focus is mostly on boats over 30 feet I would not be interested. My boat, a recently purchased 1988 O’Day 240, is my entry back into sailing after a 20+ year hiatus. I stopped watching “This Old House” when they began only working on projects over $1,000,000. Does Practical Sailor have a fairly even split between larger boats and smaller/trailerable boats?

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  13. I am a Canadian that has been trying to subscribe for awhile. I am not sure if l have been successful. If l have a membership please let me know. If not l will try again.
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