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From: "Airgedok" <brnetboard@BIRTHRIGHT.NET>

> The biggest factor in surviving a storm is technology. Hurricane in a
long
> boat and I dont care who you are and how skilled you are youre dead.

Not exactly true. Life boats used to be small, open versions of long boats.
And yet people would abandon large, highly technological ships capsizing
during storms and save themselves in lifeboats. A small boat is actually
able to weather waves a lot better than a big one, as it bobs and weaves
about rather than being drowned or crushed.

High-tech ships usually perform better, but may actually be less seaworthy
that their ancestors. The most low-tech ocean-going craft of all, the reed
raft, is basically unsinkable. It`s disadvantage is that it is hard to
build, carries little cargo, cannot sail close to the wind, and is very
slow. Read Thor Heyerdahl`s "Tigris" for a practical experiment along these
lines.

/Starfox

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[irdeggman]

How about the movie the Perfect Storm? A hollywood version of a true strory.