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Old 23-03-2016, 22:21   #1
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Very entertaining, would be a great crew to sail with
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Old 24-03-2016, 02:32   #3
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If you enjoyed that one try the vertical wall ones.. ..

Makes a young bloke like me realise there are - hopefully - a lot of fun years to go....
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Brilliant! Thanks for sharing!
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Great videos, Penguin!
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And for the Small Boat Adventurer... into crazy sailing in 21-22footers...
<head> <title>Introduction to the junk-rigged Corribee Mingming
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Roger's books on his voyages with MingMing are wonderful BTW....He is genuinely inspiring and a very engaging author...

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Roger's books on his voyages with MingMing are wonderful BTW....He is genuinely inspiring and a very engaging author...

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<<<<<<<<<<< Not an ******* like this bloke...
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Thanks for sharing the videos.

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