The Age of Sail October 8, 2025 / Alex Good Be thankful this was never your job! Stowing sails in a storm wouldn’t be something I’d sign up for. (You can click the pic to make it bigger.) Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like Loading... Related
Probably not much in the way of disability benefits either. It was a hard life! LikeLiked by 1 person
I was wondering about that myself. He must have been up in the rigging somewhere. Hard to get a stable shot. LikeLike Reply
Brave chaps!
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I hope they were hooked onto some kind of safety line, but . . .
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No I think not, them wer’t days, no H&S back then!
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Probably not much in the way of disability benefits either. It was a hard life!
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Sadly, I don’t think a machete would be of any help in that situation 😀
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Only to kill yourself on the way down, maybe.
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Man, that photographer must have had one helluva long selfie stick!
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I was wondering about that myself. He must have been up in the rigging somewhere. Hard to get a stable shot.
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