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You see it’s going to happen and move towards the edge of the yards. You then get a bit of horizontal momentum and jump away from the centre of the ship, givin

You see it’s going to happen and move towards the edge of the yards. You then get a bit of horizontal momentum and jump away from the centre of the ship, giving you a few seconds to fall away and hopefully hit the water.

lesuorac 1y ago
How many people are jumping? If only 2 died then you'd need a pretty high survival rate from jumping for it to be advantageous over sitting still.
- ceejayoz 1y ago
  You also look pretty silly if the ship manages to avoid collision, or just gently boops. If you make it!
  - squigz 1y ago
    Your sailor buddies would never let you live that down. They'd call you some silly nickname forever too
squigz 1y ago
So simple! I wonder why those experienced sailors didn't think of that!
- squigz 1y ago
  In case anyone's curious, here's a picture of a couple sailors on a topyard [1] - I'm not sure you're easily getting any "horizontal momentum" on that thing while 50m in the air in choppy water. Nevermind the safety harnesses. https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-detail-of-main-mast-of-tall-ship-with-two-seamen-on-top-yard-securing-20575964.html https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-detail-of-main-mast-of-tal...