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SECOND WIND: THE SNOEK REFIT

f you’ve had your hands on any sort of boating magazine in the past 30 years, chances are good you’ve seen more than a few of Onne van der Wal’s photos. The Newport, Rhode Island-based photographer was born in the, a Dutch entry that participated in the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1981-82.

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