Launer, Donald
LAUNER, Donald
LAUNER, Donald. American, b. 1926. Genres: Marine sciences/Oceanography. Career: American Broadcasting Co., NYC, television master control engineer for forty years. Licensed captain, U.S. Coast Guard; Alliance for a Living Ocean, water quality tester; lecturer to boating groups. Good Old Boat magazine, contributing editor. Publications: A Cruising Guide to New Jersey Waters, 1995. Contributor to magazines. Address: 842 Spar Dr, Forked River, NJ 08731, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]
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