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    All Sail Week

    May 12, 2022 3 minutes

    Poring over the 1871 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica the other day, we came to the entries that describe the close-quarters handling of large sailing ships. There is nothing like a description of weighing anchor in an engineless four-master off a lee shore to fill the soul with admiration for the ancestors. Tough as old boots, brave as lions, and skilful in a way that has become extinct.

    Or has it? The stuff reminded us that

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