‘Hands (Men) wanted for long voyage at Sea. No pay, no prospects, not much pleasure’.
A sailor… ‘ventures under sail upon strange coasts, seeking those first experiences, and trying to feel as felt the earlier men in happier times, to see the world as they saw it’ (Hilaire Belloc).
Tilman is doubtlessly our sailing master. The TMT syndrome (Too Much Tilman) is certainly responsible for many a foolhardy sailplan in cold waters.
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