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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS INTERSECTION - boat pool A large selection of photos of Doug Cook, aka Captain Cook, showing off his, life-sized, wooden ship encased around a pool with the gangway off his deck. Photos also of his grandkids enjoying jumping off the deck, steering the ship with antique steering wheel at the helm and warming up on the front decking. What: This is for an Intersection piece on Doug's backyard swimming pool encased inside a wooden pirate ship - he got the idea in 2018, launched an early version in 2019 and has been updating ever since, to the point he thinks he's finally done. Let's just say he'll be ready when the next biblical flood passes thru. Ship is 75 feet long, plenty to take pics of, from varying angles, it's a multi-tier ship - for sure get a shot of the name, HMS Reconcilation, the antique steering wheel, etc. etc. See Dave's story. July 7th, 2023