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All set to cast off, Crewman Torfi Thorarinson sets bow lines on the 60-foot brigantine Playfair in Toronto Harbor as the vessel's non-profit sailing program starts a new season
All set to cast off, Crewman Torfi Thorarinson sets bow lines on the 60-foot brigantine Playfair in Toronto Harbor as the vessel's non-profit sailing program starts a new season

All set to cast off, Crewman Torfi Thorarinson sets bow lines on the 60-foot brigantine Playfair in Toronto Harbor as the vessel's non-profit sailing program starts a new season

Date5/10/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: All set to cast off; Crewman Torfi Thorarinson sets bow lines on the 60-foot brigantine Playfair in Toronto Harbor as the vessel's non-profit sailing program starts a new season.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0097281F
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