On a classic, gaff-headed sailing boat, where would you find the “throat”?
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Congratulations to Sally Fitzpatrick of San Francisco who has read Slocum’s book Sailing Alone Around the World. “He carried carpet tacks to help him ward off intruders to his boat by spreading them on deck. They came into good use in Tierra del Fuego when his boat was boarded by rough locals who jumped back over the side in pain.”
