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Phillip Decker

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Phil Decker is a licensed professional engineer and practicing patent attorney. He and his wife have lived on their Catalina 380 Catmandu for five years. Phil has sailed from the mid-coast of Maine to Key West, Florida, and will be sailing to the Bahamas in 2025.

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