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We have a sad note from Don Casey’s wife, Olga, that Don, one of SAIL magazine’s most popular and prolific writers, died suddenly of a heart attack in his backyard in Miami Springs, Florida, on January 25. He was 77 years old. His very first book, Sensible Cruising: The Thoreau Approach, published in 1987, quickly established him as a leading voice in the Keep It Simple Stupid school of cruising under sail. Over the following decades he published 10 more books that became technical bibles of boat maintenance and the cruising lifestyle. One of his more popular works, Dragged Aboard, offered trenchant advice on making reluctant spouses comfortable and happy while afloat. His most popular book, This Old Boat, is still in print. His very last book, Marjoram & Mace, published just last year, was a tightly plotted mystery novel…
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