The News, Culture and Practice of Sailing woodenboats
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“Everybody loves the sixties, especially those who weren’t there”
At a time when personal liberation and rebellion against authority were prevalent many expressed their individualism through new outlooks on religion, popular culture, and sexuality, and a handful through making slow and mindful voyages around the world in under prepared small boats.