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Unique stories about boats, boating, builders and waterways

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  • Regular public posts, read curated nautical news on the Loose Cannon Facebook Page.

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  • (And, if you come to Green Cove Springs, Florida, I will walk your dog. I like dogs.)

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About Peter Swanson

Newspaper editor. Cruiser: Nova Scotia to Caribbean. Writer for boating magazines, specializing in Florida, Bahamas and Greater Antilles. Captain of excursion catamarans in the Dominican Republic. Delivery skipper. U.S. Coast Guard master's license.

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