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It was on the Mediterranean Sea. I am also a sailor and can testify that the Mediterranean Sea is the hardest to sail because of often changing wind direction.
by bratwurst3000 3y ago
It was on the Mediterranean Sea. I am also a sailor and can testify that the Mediterranean Sea is the hardest to sail because of often changing wind direction. I assume that’s why the didn’t use sails while rescuing. I wouldn’t either.
- wffurr 3y agoThey were in the English Channel. Brittany is in the north of France. The map in the post shows the Channel Islands. They used the engine for the rescue to minimize time and safely approach the small boat close enough to heave a line. Doing all that under sail, like the OP seems to think they should, wouldn’t just be extremely difficult, it would be dangerous and profoundly irresponsible. Modern sailboats (as in since 1900) have auxiliary engines for a reason…
- pjmlp 3y agoThat is why lateen sails came to be. However they surely had their reasons for not using sails.