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Robert Melotti
May 4, 2010

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The Southampton Boat Show is, as expected, not going ahead in September, but in its place the September issue of PBO has an extra special mix of boat maintenance advice – focussing on the rig checks you can do yourself – plus amazing adventures and boat improvement stories that will inspire you to keep looking on the brightside!