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Flotsam & Jetsam 15.05.26
A free boat, a Garden back to auction, whale speak, sails for the Alma, East African climate change and up and down three times.
“Boats Should Look Like Boats”
Personally, he was known as blunt, stubborn, and immensely productive. He worked fast, trusted his eye, and was not prone to second-guessing himself. Clients who wanted radical innovation often went elsewhere; clients who wanted a boat that would bring them home in ugly weather sought out Garden.