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Higher Division HANDLING STORMS AT SEA 1st Edition © 2009 | Published: October 27, 2008The definitive guide to a critical, hotlydebated topicHow should a sailor cope with storms at sea?Some advocate heaving-to, others running off.Some say trail a sea anchor over the bow, others adrogue astern. The stakes in the discussion couldn’t behigher, or the consensus lower. Finally, preeminen…
