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YOUR CRUISING COMMUNITY

Sailing reveals the generosity of others

The generosity of the Irish made the first group cruise by Chris Ross and three friends even more special.

The owner of the Broadblue Rapier R400, Ruby Dawn recalls cruising for the first time with his friends, Paul Sherwood, David Beard and Peter Sherwood, on a four-day sail from Holyhead, taking in Howth, Carlingford and Ardglass.

‘The most amazing thing was the generosity of the people we met,’ explained Chris, who lives in Warrington. Howth’s harbour master gave one crewmember a lift to the GP, and a young couple conveyed

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