Jim,
Maybe you had best charter. You're looking upon buying a boat as =
purchasing a thing, rather than an experience. Maybe you should set =
your sites lower and buy a small sailboat that is inexpensive so that =
you can start from scratch and develop the experience...

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s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
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