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| Sept. 23, 1978. 1721 hours. About to untie the lines and leave to sail around the world. |
Paul and Dot on Sunshine towing Dream out of Oyster Bay. |
Mom, Dad, and my brother swing by to say farewell. |
Standing on spreaders, rigging up the navigation lights. |
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| Running Long Island Sound with the big boys. |
The East River. | Just outside New York Harbor. | ||||
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| Goldsina. | Art Cantrell. | Rodger and Rita Hausch aboard Rarefish. |
Annapolis with all my new toys from Weems and Plath. |
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| Patricia in Annapolis. | Shining hour III. | Lock gates opening at Great Bridge, N.C. |
Lasalle with Jim and Andy. Dream is in tow. |
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| I'm at the helm of Lasalle. | Typical swing bridge. | Always have time for a rainbow. |
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| Swamps of the Carolina Inland. | Getting familiar with the sextant and teaching myself celestial navigation. |
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| Beautiful sunsets. | Nice days. | |||||
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| And Storms. | ||||||