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Should you push on with a tired crew?

Q John is skipper of , a traditional wooden 35ft gaff cutter. He is on passage to the maritime festival at the Breton port of Douarnenez. He has two crew who have done the trip before, but after sailing nonstop since yesterday, they are tired.

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