EPISTLE RE THISTLE SWISTLE

A romantic account of a young man who purchases a Thistle sailboat called the 'Swistle' and recruits a female crew member he meets by phone. The story follows their first sailing season together with humorous observations about their nascent sailing partnership.

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• Thistle sailing
• racing
• humorous narrative