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Page 196
... sailing ships , which are help- less in their hands . The boy crews , though they may be cheap , are apt to melt away in attractive ports and are difficult to replace . Real sailors are scarce ; in any case , they will not go in sailing ...
... sailing ships , which are help- less in their hands . The boy crews , though they may be cheap , are apt to melt away in attractive ports and are difficult to replace . Real sailors are scarce ; in any case , they will not go in sailing ...
Page 197
... sailing round the seven seas in ballast , hunting for charters they rarely get . If ever they chance upon a charter , they are not fools enough to throw away good money on blown - out sails . Let newspapers rave about the " race " and ...
... sailing round the seven seas in ballast , hunting for charters they rarely get . If ever they chance upon a charter , they are not fools enough to throw away good money on blown - out sails . Let newspapers rave about the " race " and ...
Page 206
... sailing ships do , in the hope of getting strong west winds , in order that if we had to suffer acute discomfort , and cold and wet , and ceaseless work , at least it would not last long and we should be quickly round . The sailing ship ...
... sailing ships do , in the hope of getting strong west winds , in order that if we had to suffer acute discomfort , and cold and wet , and ceaseless work , at least it would not last long and we should be quickly round . The sailing ship ...
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