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> The next day, as we approached the French coast, we radioed for another boat to help us enter the port, but no one responded positively. Wonder if that's a standard (or common) response, and why... ?
Basically it is a motorized indiaman.
Meh.
So they have sails on the Götheborg, but aren't actually using them? Basically it is a motorized indiaman. Meh.
So they have sails on the Götheborg, but aren't actually using them? Basically it is a motorized indiaman. Meh.
(Source: I have a friend who have worked/sailed the ship multiple times)
> This moment was very strange, and we wondered if we were dreaming. Where were we? What time period was it? If only the rescue crew dressed the part they could have believed they somehow managed to time travel.
At least it wasn't Wasa showing up.. I've once sailed a smaller boat with a centerboard that didn't release. So similar to not having a rudder. Quite scary, everything else have a backup, but without that thing sticking out below the boat you're just drifting aimlessly around.
*Vasa
So they have sails on the Götheborg, but aren't actually using them? Basically it is a motorized indiaman. Meh.
So they have sails on the Götheborg, but aren't actually using them? Basically it is a motorized indiaman. Meh.
As another poster here, I also have a friend who has been able to sail on Götheborg once. The ship definitely have usable sails that are used most of the time. If I understand it correctly the motor is to some degree there as a modern safety requirement (and possibly it makes handling in port much easier, I would guess - don't know personally).
