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Second Careers: Newspaper Publisher Turned Sailboat Captain — AARP

Bill O’Donovan, 70, was laid off by the Virginia Gazette at 65, after 42 years at the publication. Fortunately, he was spending more than 100 days a year on the water, and that qualified him to get his Coast Guard certification.

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