The News, Culture and Practice of Sailing woodenboats
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Staying Upright- Part One
The obvious solution to excess healing, is to move weight, either human or material, to windward and if moving to the edge of a boat isn’t enough then you need to get it further outboard, beyond the gunnel.
Going Green, Gone Wrong
Preliminary information from the Blue Schooner Company suggests the vessel was hit by a “sudden and violent” storm, causing it to capsize and sink. Survivors reported donning survival suits and boarding life rafts as the vessel began to sink.