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A Spiritual Force
Fortunately, as the boat lay on her side on the beach, when the tide receded a lot of this equipment, including winches, instruments and even her recently fitted new engine, was recovered by the crew who camped on the beach for several days to save as much of their yacht as they could. They were cheerfully helped in their efforts by several hardworking gauchos from the nearby 'estancias' (ranches and farms).