A Near Miss While Mooring
June 6, 2023
Last week, I almost crashed Falken into the dock. We were returning from the third trial sail in the English Channel since completing our Farr
Last week, I almost crashed Falken into the dock. We were returning from the third trial sail in the English Channel since completing our Farr
It was a dark and stormy night. Actually it was a cold and windy mid-February afternoon. We were into our fifth or sixth day of
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