DoryMan: London to Istanbul

Thursday, March 4, 2010

London to Istanbul

Building the Ness Yawl

Boat turning. A reason to celebrate. Raise a toast to Man on the River!
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3 comments:

Ben said...: A fabulous moment in any boat build.

Salute Giacomo e tutto!; March 7, 2010 at 8:47 AM
giacomo said...: Grazie Ben. i will meet you soon; March 11, 2010 at 1:12 PM
Anonymous said...: Boats are alwaysa welcome in Istanbul, for more check this out; http://www.best-of-istanbul.com; May 15, 2010 at 5:57 AM

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