VOTW: April 23, 2020

VOTW

Apr 23, 2020

Our Video of the Week comes from a time of lockdown from D. Danger, our own man of adventure. Setting off for Spain, he ended up unable to continue and sends this report about facing hardship in a foreign land.

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Your Video or Photo of the Week is what we need about now to get us through. Our next issue is May 23rd, so get on it. Anything boat related, kids, bilge flooding or being stranded in a foreign port. Or anything else from or on your boat. Our address is simple – cyonboard@kerrwil.com. Just put VOTW or POTW in the subject line. We need your contributions in a big way!

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