The Bounty was sunk by a huge wave, furling sails would have done nothing except stop them. Not to mention, as a tall ship the Bounty carries at least nine sails al together, not counting any spritsails. She had a crew of 16, two of which would be needed at all times on deck. So, you have fourteen people to reef nine huge sails, highly time-consuming.
But, as I said, she was sunk by a huge wave that engulfed her.

a storm is not good winds. as you said yourself it rips open the sails.

I did not say that the storm was a source of good winds, I said such ships run fast in good winds.

How about I show you what happened to the beautiful Bounty?

Pointing out the fact that you said that the news "slipped past" you, why did you not bother to look up the hurricane? The wonder of the internet could put twenty videos regarding the storm at your fingertips. Just a question, of course.

But, as I said, she was sunk by a huge wave that engulfed her.

now that is different from pushed over by the wind. it turns around the case 180 degree.
what probably has happend is that they were unable to keep the ship against the waves. meaning the ship is parallel whit the wave. it's 1 of the most dangerous situations whit a high risk to capsize. this can happen. no one is to be blamed really.

why did you not bother to look up the hurricane? The wonder of the internet could put twenty videos regarding the storm at your fingertips. Just a question, of course.

ive done so now. but not back then when i wrote it.
tbh, after what i heard of my friend. i wasn't really interested about it.
as he putted it "just a heavy storm"

ive done so now. but not back then when i wrote it.
tbh, after what i heard of my friend. i wasn't really interested about it.
as he putted it "just a heavy storm"

Ahh, no wonder. No harm then! :)

Anyway, on topic, anyone think this is do to Climate Change? I bet the Republicans are blaming the Devil or the like, but I wanna see what you smart people think.

I saw a picture that Hurricane sandy lifted a car rear end onto a mail box...

ive done so now. but not back then when i wrote it.
tbh, after what i heard of my friend. i wasn't really interested about it.
as he putted it "just a heavy storm"

Reminds me of the movie "The perfecr storm"
espacially the scenes where they struggle to keep their boat perpendicular to the waves.

Reminds me of the movie "The perfecr storm"

The movie was based off a non-fiction book about the 1991
Perfect Storm. From what I overheard my uncle knew the actual captain who went through that storm.

Anyway Sandy was worse then that storm.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Perfect_Storm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Sandy

It's a heartbreaking situation. I wish I could go there and help out in any way I can.

I also wanted to mention to people that they SHOULDN'T donate to the American Red Cross. Choose a different charity focusing on Hurricane Sandy victims.

The American Red Cross already has a poisonous reputation of skimming donation money for disasters and doing who-knows-what with it. Example: $255 million dollars was raised for the earthquake in Haiti. The American Red Cross only forked over $80 million of it. The same thing happened in 9/11 and an earthquake that struck San Francisco in the 80's.

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