And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
The boom is not shown. Neither is the main sheet and tackle. It's a mystery.
The vessel is one of the NY J boats. Not cat rigged, it's the bow is completely under. To the far right is shown some portion of the boat. Besides, too much standing right for a cat boat.
It’s aground. They’re humiliated and waiting. Wave is breaking over the ledge and the aft deck. Keel should be visible at that angle so it’s in pieces. Tried for a short cut. They’re buying drinks. Who’s taking the picture and where’s he standing? Those J boats are works of art. MF
Ok, I see it now. A J Class racer, aground, the entire deck forward of the mainmast is under water. Still, what happened to their boom and mainsail? Those older J-Boats were gaff rigged. Can they pull the boom up towards the gaff and keep the mainsail out of the water? Anyway, when the situation is hopeless, there's nothing to worry about.
Too far gone. That ship has lost helm control, starboard buried. and now its a race to see if it gets knocked down before it can round up.
ReplyDeleteAnd that's an odd configuration. Catboat rigged, with no visible boom. Where's the boom, where's the mainsail?
Don't see a mainsheet traveler either. My first thought was a windgust and a spinnaker knockdown, but the water looks too calm. Beats me.
DeletePhotoshop or AI?
ReplyDeleteThe boom is not shown. Neither is the main sheet and tackle. It's a mystery.
ReplyDeleteThe vessel is one of the NY J boats. Not cat rigged, it's the bow is completely under. To the far right is shown some portion of the boat. Besides, too much standing right for a cat boat.
*standing rig
DeleteGaff rigged? Spar is not in frame but the sheets seem to indicate a spar.
ReplyDeleteChap with the not-nautical hat seems rather unconcerned.
ReplyDeleteJust a guess: Hard aground (no wake) and waiting for the incoming tide?
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a dhow with a lateen sail rig, some of which are stayed aft. But the stern and transom look like no dhow I've seen.
ReplyDeleteAs an aside: this autospell has no nautical bent whatsoever, as it automatically re-spelled every other word.
It's a J boat. Class race boat for New England millionaires one hundred years ago. The aft deck and transom is enough to identify.
DeleteI have same problem with asinine spel korreck. I am getting close to not bothering to proof read every sentence thrice over.
It’s aground. They’re humiliated and waiting. Wave is breaking over the ledge and the aft deck. Keel should be visible at that angle so it’s in pieces. Tried for a short cut. They’re buying drinks. Who’s taking the picture and where’s he standing? Those J boats are works of art.
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Ok, I see it now. A J Class racer, aground, the entire deck forward of the mainmast is under water. Still, what happened to their boom and mainsail? Those older J-Boats were gaff rigged. Can they pull the boom up towards the gaff and keep the mainsail out of the water? Anyway, when the situation is hopeless, there's nothing to worry about.
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