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 spinnaker pole looks longer than the boat.
ReplyDeleteThe famous Fife yacht, Suzanne. A true icon of the summer sailing season of Southampton and the Solent.
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ReplyDeleteI wonder what her speed was, at that moment. It's a lovely sight.
ReplyDeleteShe is running a bit slower than the wind coming from astern, otherwise the sails couldn't draw.. She would go far faster on a reach
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