From: MB@nospam.net   
      
   On 21/11/2019 19:37, Graeme Wall wrote:   
   > 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.   
   >   
      
   I think both times that it happened the mast broke part way up.   
      
   ON the second attempt, the storm was so bad that they could really do   
   much.  They tried to get around the Southern tip of the islands but were   
   blown towards Vatersay.  They tried to beach it but it broke up.   
      
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