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Bill Gardam

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Tea for Two

Weekly Contest #324

Two for Tea A black cloud cuts across our course pushing a squall before it. White capped waves fan out toward our schooner. My job is to stand by the foremast, halyards in hand and judge the wind strength. Perhaps the foresail can handle the gust of wind and we will get a burst of speed as our schooner first staggers and then settles down to surge forward. Maybe though, I will look closely and decide it is not worth the risk and lower the big sail until the squall has passed with a great rush of tropical air. Then I will haul away at the h...

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Tea for two

Two for tea Bill Gardam A black cloud cuts across our course, pushing a squall before it.White capped waves fan out toward our schooner. My job is to stand by the foremast, halyards in hand, and judge the wind strength. Perhaps the foresail can handle this gust of wind and we will get a burst of speed as our schooner first staggers and then settles down to surge forward. Maybe though, I will look closely and decide it is not worth the risk and lower the sail until the squall has pa...

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