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Old 12-02-2009, 05:38   #9
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Originally Posted by john540 View Post
I saw this one Turkish sailboat that crossed several oceans. I watched it sail under the Golden Gate bridge. I guess not many Turkish boats do that, because there were hundreds of boats there to meet it and welcome it. It was called the Maltese Falcon, or something like that.


Good response. Also note Oyster 48 months back opened their mega yacht production facility alongside Istanbul - so clearly it is not all rubbish.

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