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Started with a collision. Oops. Nice is overrated "It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018 | ||
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Man those boats are fast. | |||
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| Step by step walk the thousand mile road |
30 to 40 knots in ideal conditions. Nice is overrated "It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018 | |||
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| As Extraordinary as Everyone Else  |
Interesting that some of the “grinders” were women. I used to crew on ocean sailboats in the 80’s and the grinders on our boats were almost always college football players, linebackers mostly. ------------------ Eddie Our Founding Fathers were men who understood that the right thing is not necessarily the written thing. -kkina | |||
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Could it be weight related with these modern boats? Linebackers make great movable ballast as well as grinders. Looks like everybody is inside these boats with nobody sitting on the rails. I’m guessing a smaller, lighter person saves not only body weight, but also gear and food. | |||
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Modern capstan technology does not require the strength to operate them as they did decades ago. Some now have electronic and/or hydraulic assist. __________ "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy." | |||
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| As Extraordinary as Everyone Else |
At 3:06 on shows the grinders tightening the sheet just like we did “decades ago” . ------------------ Eddie Our Founding Fathers were men who understood that the right thing is not necessarily the written thing. -kkina | |||
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