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The uncontrolled enthusiasm of paddling canoeists to hoist a sail or two
The Elwood Seahorse possibly originated as a response to the uncontrolled enthusiasm of some paddling canoeists of the day to hoist a sail or two for the odd impromptu bumping race on Port Phillip Bay.