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LETTER OF THE MONTH SUPPORTED BY OLD PULTENEY WHISKY

The beautiful Adirondack Guide Boat

As a subscriber, I was pleased to see producing an article on smaller boats (10 boats under 16ft). I’m a great believer in the idea that the smaller the boat, the greater the pleasure. I was intrigued that this article even included a single rowing boat. These days we seem to hear a great deal about rowing clubs, rowing Olympians etc, but very little about rowing for leisure and pleasure.

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