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of someone else’s pride and joy in an unfamiliar cruising
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in with both feet”
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Chris Lynn +44 (0)20 3787 9001 Watch this amazing amphibious Jack Haines puts this fascinating In part two of our newboat-
Email: christopher_lynn@marketforce.co.uk boat transition from a sportsbridge through its handling series. we use our
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Main cover photo: Lester McCarthy sportsboat in with the space planing at speed
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