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Re: Following the Charles W. Morgan
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2014 Jun 19, 13:07 -0700
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2014 Jun 19, 13:07 -0700
And I'll bet the original crew did NOT use the safety harnesses we saw the current crew member using....
From: Bill B <NoReply_BillB@fer3.com>
To: luabel@ymail.com
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 12:51 PM
Subject: [NavList] Re: Following the Charles W. Morgan
Thanks for the interesting video link. I forwarded the message to a college friend that I cruise Lake Michigan with on occasion. His response: "Why I don't sail on square riggers is encapsulated in that video." On 6/17/2014 3:56 PM, Tom Sult wrote: > Here is an interesting video made by a Morgan crew member climbing to > the royal yard on the main mast. Notably, she disdained the lubbers > hole, the easier way to reach the main top platform, and instead climbed > by the futtock shrouds at both the main top and the crosstrees. This > involves leaning somewhat backwards. Near the top of her climb, she also > coped with a broken ratline. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08gWeK-4MgI
