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Editorial: Trawlers; Can Florida Get a Now Boarding Without Cause Law? By Steve Morrell
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Letters You Wouldn’t Believe
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Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures
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Short Tacks: Sailing News and Events Around the South
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Our Waterways: FWC Website Maps Derelict Boats; Riviera Beach Case on Vessel Definition Reaches the Supreme Court
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Boatowner’s Boat Review: Catalina 320 By Diane Fowler
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St. Petersburg Boat Show Preview and Seminars
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TrawlerTalk: Trawlers in a Sailing Magazine? By Chris and Alyse Caldwell
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Carolina Sailing: Six Degrees of Benefits Regattas By Dan Dickison
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Origin of the Optimist Pram By Clifford A. McKay, Jr.
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Small Boat Review: Laser Bahia By Peter Eduardo
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Dunedin Cup By Tony Miro
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Sarasota Sailing Squadron Labor Day Regatta By Donna Hillmyer with photos by Rachel Harvey
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Southern Racing: News, Upcoming Races, Race Reports, Regional Race Calendars
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Why Tampa Bay? By Greg Herschell
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Books for Sale Marine Marketplace Southern Marinas Pages Southern Sailing Schools Section Boat Brokerage Section Classifieds Alphabetical Index of Advertisers Advertisers’ List by Category
Origin of the Optimist Pram. Page 40. Photo courtesy Clifford A. McKay, Jr.
Laser Bahia boat review. Page 44. Photo courtesy Laser Performance. COVER PHOTO: Alexandra Igoe of the Naples Sailing Center standing up in her boat Beach Bound as she sails in close quarters among other Green fleet Optimists at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron Labor Day Regatta. Photo by Rachel Harvey.
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