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Seamanship isn't only for the sighted, as two blind sailors in this picture have proven
Seamanship isn't only for the sighted, as two blind sailors in this picture have proven

Seamanship isn't only for the sighted, as two blind sailors in this picture have proven

Date6/20/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Seamanship isn't only for the sighted; as two blind sailors in this picture have proven. Robert Just and Frank Lord; both blind; flank sailing instructor Mike Labou in the cockpit of Diogenes; owned by Kurt Lerner; leaning on the cabin. They're two of almost two dozen blind people who took seven sailing lessons at the National Yacht Club this spring and say they loved it. Just; a Halifax native; was born blind.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0020736F
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