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C C C C Ca a ap p p p p p p p p p p p pt t t ta a a ai in n J J J J Ji im m m W W W W W We e e e e eb b b b be e e e e e er r r r r “We’re isolated, so we have to depend 100 percent on ourselves.

Personnel, food, fuel, building materials — everything comes by sea.” For years, that lifeline was a 22-year-old ? berglass Down Easter whose limitations were dictated by sea state and wind. “It got to the point where the weather was making the decisions for us. That’s no way to run an island.” – Captain Jim Weber

Greg Trauthwein www.marinelink.com MN 49|