[troy McClure]

The boat is still afloat a TRUE SALIOR would jury rig a sail and continue on to the nearest port down wind and repair the boat.

[WellyP]

Lots of bad choices were made but she is ALIVE and SAFE thanks to a French trawler working the Southern Ocean. I think she had the skills to “go around” but the boat chosen for her was to fast and too much for her to handle. Remember, At around 36 to 38’ all the gear goes up 25 to 30% in weight and at 40’ everything is 30 to 40% bigger and heavier.

[bannie]

“jury rig”

It’s really called “Gerry rig.” Back during WWI & WWII we called the Germans “Gerrys.” Even though they were our enemies, we all recognized that they could repair things with spit and glue. That’s why things fixed from whatever-you-have are called “Garry rigged.”

:-)
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