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2005.43.2Description
Tom Carstens, a Tacoma businessman with a love for the water, skippered the “Cruising Star.” Sailing was one of Carstens’ passions. He also raced cars, fished, hunted and piloted planes. He twice won the Pacific Coast Outboard Championship. Carstens, a member of the Tacoma Yacht Club, attended Bellarmine Prep and the University of Puget Sound. He owned a packing company and car dealership. He died in 1996 at the age of 83.Lexicon
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