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Cat Two's avatar

Matt is right about the thumping sound of a swing keel while at anchor or on a run. Even on our Catalina 22 it is so annoying.

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Joseph Bracken's avatar

Clear description of a complicated matter. Thanks

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Charles "Pappy" Thomas's avatar

Excellent analysis and commentary. Thanks so much for sharing.

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CD. Fisher's avatar

I've read both series and now on the short stories. The series are some of my favorite from over the years. I've hoped too see additional books in both series.

Cheers

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Scott Whitehead's avatar

Hi Matt, glad I found you here. Have read all your books, currently re-reading Castigo Cay.

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Matt Bracken's avatar

That's great, rereading a novel is the greatest compliment you can give an author.

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Bailey's avatar

It's remarkable that after humankind has spent hundreds, thousands, of years at sea, something that looks like design flaws still takes ships to the bottom.

I know it's impossible to remove all risks from ocean travel, but this seems like an issue that could have been anticipated and mitigated. Or maybe fate plays a bigger role than I imagine 🤷

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