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Cap’n Fatty Goodlander: Why the name?

Cap'n Fatty answers the important question of what's in a name.

By Cruising World Staff

June 10, 2015

Updated: June 10, 2015

What’s in a name?

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Cap’n Fatty Goodlander: Why the name?

What’s in a name?

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