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JimD
01-20-2003, 08:35 PM
According to the Mariners Book of Days:

'The sailing ship Inverclyde, on a voyage from Seattle to Queenstown, Ireland, was knocked down and stayed down; three days later, after pumping and restowing cargo, the crew got her upright and sailing again.'

Three days on her side! My back hurts just thinking about it smile.gif
jimd

Art Read
01-21-2003, 05:09 AM
Jim... You read any Joseph Conrad yet? "Nigger of the Narcisicous" has a pretty compelling description of just such a situation off Cape Horn that cured me, once and for all, of any lingering desire to double the cape...