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[StrongED] Re: clipper



On 16 Oct 2018 as I do recall,
          Gerard van Katwijk  wrote:

[snip]
>
> I'm Dutch and for those who can't read Dutch: "Met vriendelijke groet"
> means: "With frendly greetings" and: "a.b. zeilklipper" means: "on board
> sailing-clipper" (see pictures).
>
Oh, very nice - I've never seen a Dutch barge with her mast and sails
actually up before.   Usually in England one just sees the hulls as
houseboats on a permanent mooring....

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Harriet Bazley                     ==  Loyaulte me lie ==

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