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Phil started the Nautical Me! community based on his life-long love of all things nautical. From his earliest memory of ice-boating on a salt water estuary, small catboat class racing, his love of nautical books, films and ship modeling. Phil claims, "I sailed under Captain Bligh and have lived to tell you about it!" Phil Wilson is also the Global Managing Director of AI Business Friends (AIBusinessFriends.ai)—a leader in AI-focused Train-the-Trainer (T3) practices and community for AI Automation Agencies... working on the HighLevel / GoHighLevel (HL/GHL) and Skool SaaS platforms. If you'd like to work with Me to launch your own GoHighLevel platform: https://www.gohighlevel.com/?fp_ref=bonusacceleratorservices If you'd like to work with Me to launch your own Skool platform: https://www.skool.com/signup?ref=404fe7d3848e45bd9fdf92ce8232b64f Link to Explore AI Business Friends: https://www.skool.com/business-optimization-experts-5569/about?ref=404fe7d3848e45bd9fdf92ce8232b64f

If you follow voyages, races, tall ships, or simply enjoy watching the sea in motion, start here. This BOF is for: - Ocean and coastal races - Tall ships and historic voyages - Sailing and power documentaries - Group watches and shared moments Reply below with: - what you like to follow or watch, and - whether you’d be interested in a casual watch party sometime. We’ll only schedule something if there’s interest. New BOF idea? Post it in the BOF Focs’le (FOH-suhl) as an interest check, and we’ll help it take shape.

If you build, restore, or tinker with nautical things, this BOF is for you. This includes: - Ship models (wood or kit) - Woodworking and restoration - Tools, techniques, and materials - Nautical décor and hands-on projects Reply below with: - what you’re working on (or planning), and - whether you’d enjoy sharing progress or photos over time. Nothing formal. Just makers finding makers. New BOF idea? Post it in the BOF Focs’le (FOH-suhl) as an interest check, and we’ll help it take shape.