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    The Truth About Buddy Boating

    Dec 17, 2019 2 minutes
    story PETER SWANSON

    Let me begin by saying: I do not deplore all types of buddy boating.

    If you want to move down the Intracoastal Waterway in the company of others, that’s fine with me—social buddy boating, restaurant pals. But if you are venturing beyond the horizon and you think there’s safety in numbers, then my message

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