I do not want to make a statement that might influence your judgement after watching this video. I must thank Sailing Anarchy for alerting me to it.
What I will add is that the Volvo 70 and many modern designs can sail fast enough to choose where they might wish to be in relationship to a system. A boat like the “Bounty” simply cannot sail fast enough to position itself.
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Wow! Thanks for finding this…it answered a lot of questions I had about speed and engine power…as well as a few others!
Very interesting! Thank you for sharing Stephen! What a sad end to such a remarkable ship. Bill
A sad story for certain, yet not an unfamiliar one. Joseph Conrad’s “Typhoon” covers such a situation but with a more well-found ship.
See “Typhoon by Joseph Conrad” on Google and click “Analysis”