From: rail@greywall.demon.co.uk   
      
   On 21/11/2019 14:48, Evertjan. wrote:   
   > Graeme Wall  wrote on 21 Nov 2019 in   
   > soc.genealogy.britain:   
   >   
   >> Also trying to work out how a dismasted ship managed to keep goingƒ Ý   
   >   
   > Putting sails on the broken poles.   
      
   Presuming the stumps are high enough and there is enough spare canvas   
   still available.   
      
   > Rowing.   
      
   Not practical far a large (fsvo) vessel   
      
   > Towing.   
      
   Again, not practical for any length of time   
      
   > Just floating.   
   >   
   >   
      
   That's not continuing the voyage.   
      
   In reality I suspect she lost her topmasts and tried to continue with   
   just fore and mainsais.   
      
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