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The late Patrick Childress, a longtime contributor to Practical Sailor, is a circumnavigator whose blog and YouTube channel is maintained by his widow, sailing writer and offshore sailor Rebecca Childress. You can follow Patrick and Rebecca's adventures aboard their Valiant 40 Brick House at whereisbrickhouse.com.
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