[Public-List] sailing without an engine

[John Riley]

Michael Grosh wrote:
> It's amazing to me the British didn't lose a single ship to weather
> blockading France during the Napoleanic wars (30 years?). There must be
> seamanship skills not easily comprehended by the modern mind
>
> MichaelGrosh
> #220
> On Jun 28, 2012 7:28 AM, "gordon white" <gewhite at crosslink.net> wrote:
>
>   
Indeed.

I know engineless sailors that fare just fine.  I've sailed engineless
(due to an engine that did not run) for a season or more.

It's a mindset and nothing else.  Part of that mindset is patience,
which is something in very short supply in contemporary times.

-- 
John S. Riley
S/V Gaelic Sea
1972 Alberg 30 #521


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