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... feet long over - all , with an eight - foot beam and a five - foot draught , which is about average . Poca- hontas is smaller — a three - tonner . You soon get to judge the tonnage of a boat fairly accurately by just looking at her ...
... feet long over - all , with an eight - foot beam and a five - foot draught , which is about average . Poca- hontas is smaller — a three - tonner . You soon get to judge the tonnage of a boat fairly accurately by just looking at her ...
Page 38
... feet ahead of Tideway . Alastair and Rosemary looked at each other and smiled happily , and Rosemary said , " Well done , darling . " On Tideway , Hamish removed his yachting cap with a flourish and bowed in acknowledgment of defeat ...
... feet ahead of Tideway . Alastair and Rosemary looked at each other and smiled happily , and Rosemary said , " Well done , darling . " On Tideway , Hamish removed his yachting cap with a flourish and bowed in acknowledgment of defeat ...
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... feet . The crowded bar held its breath . " Ladies and Gentlemen of Berrybridge Haven , " began Sir Simon , pontifically , " I have much pleasure in announc- ing to you the name of your new mayor . After a secret bal- lot , held in the ...
... feet . The crowded bar held its breath . " Ladies and Gentlemen of Berrybridge Haven , " began Sir Simon , pontifically , " I have much pleasure in announc- ing to you the name of your new mayor . After a secret bal- lot , held in the ...
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