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Re: French Sailing Legend Ditching Modern Tech
From: UNK
Date: 2016 May 3, 10:44 -0700
From: UNK
Date: 2016 May 3, 10:44 -0700
Stan said:
> Thanks for sending this, but I'm still not sure why this sextant has any advantages over other small (7/8 size?) sextants...
Well, we are talking about the French :) I expect the provenance was as significant as the custom features.
That said, I'm tickled to see that Pen Duïck II is racing again. Funny to think that such a graceful boat was once though "extreme".
-- Peter
