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Break out the sea shanties, lads and lasses! (lemmy.world)

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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I've seen these kite-based attempts, but I kinda wonder what a 21st century tall ship would look like? Start talking about dacron or kevlar sails with carbon fiber yards and amsteel lines all run by winches by computer control.

[–] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

kevlar sales

This is going to show up in some prepper's search results and he's gonna be so confused.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

phuq. Correcting...