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    Sam Llewellyn

    Dec 23, 2020 3 minutes

    Sam Llewellyn writes nautical thrillers and edits The Marine Quarterly. He is currently patching up a 30ft ketch

    Toolbox review

    You know a useless tool when you see one

    In the bleak midwinter the boat is far to the north of here, dripping icicles. The toolbox, a crafty arrangement that fits into a drawer under the bottom step of the companionway, is in the shed and under review.

    According to the Centre Nautique des Glénans it is folly to take

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