J. Clarke wrote:

As for "systems failing
in a storm", the "systems" in question are ropes and pulleys--it's an
effing _sailboat_ for God's sake, technology that was old when
Alexander was leading his armies at her age.

And winches, stays, tangs, screws, bolts...all manner of things. Bodies
too: cuts, scrapes, concussions, broken bones...

Anyone who has ever sailed a boat knows - or had exceptional luck - that
systems *DO* fail, storms or not. The wonder is that they do as well as
they do.

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dadiOH
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