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Kennedy 'floating White House,' carefully restored, is up for sale

President Kennedy and John Kerry (far left) sailed aboard the 62-foot yawl the Manitou in Narraganset Bay, Aug. 26, 1962. The yacht was commissioned in 1947 by James Lowe of Chicago. President Kennedy and John Kerry (far left) sailed aboard the 62-foot yawl the Manitou in Narraganset Bay, Aug. 26, 1962. The yacht was commissioned in 1947 by James Lowe of Chicago. (John F. Kennedy Library/Robert Knutter Library)
By Matt Collette
Globe Correspondent / October 12, 2008

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The yacht John F. Kennedy sailed during his presidency, a seagoing symbol of Camelot, is up for sale at the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis. (Full article: 343 words)

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