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CLASSIC EX WOODEN WHALE CHASER – ALBATROSS July 11, 2025 - (2)
CLASSIC EX WOODEN WHALE CHASER – ALBATROSS Today we have another story from Sven Wiig and the Ryland family album. The woody above is named ALBATROSS and apparently she was an ex whale chaser, owned at the time of the photo by Harry Ryland. In the photo we see ALBATROSS towing two waterskiers on ‘aquaplanes’ on […]
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