Mandy wants to put the new mainsail on for our trip up to Port Townsend next week. I told her I didn't want to; the last time we went up Admiralty Inlet we blew out our headsail and had to get a new one. I told her that through the immutable laws of the sea, we owed the Inlet a shredded mainsail now as well, and if we had to pay that price, I'd prefer not to do it with a new one, or at least not until we're on our way back, not our way up.
She asked me where exactly that law was written and I told her I thought it was in Chapman's somewhere and if she didn't remember coming across it, then it was only because she hadn't been doing her homework.
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Not to take sides, but that is a perfectly logical approach. Sound, practical seamanship if you ask me. So... good show, Old Chap! Good show. Way to avert certain tragedy. It is a good thing mandy has you along.
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