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Re:Is that ship still stuck? by ryathal on Friday March 26, 2021 @10:59AM (#26592936)
Vs. storms at sea it's not a major difference, and if anything the sail boat is in better shape. The real advantage is accurate weather reports to avoid the worst of it.
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Re:Is that ship still stuck? by adwn on Friday March 26, 2021 @11:29AM (#26593270)
> if anything the sail boat is in better shape

Why? That sounds implausible. Firstly, the larger a ship, the less affected it is by waves. Secondly, high winds will shred your sails, but without sails it's hard to maneuver .

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Re:Is that ship still stuck? by sn41 on Friday March 26, 2021 @08:32PM (#26598628)
The problem with Ever Given was exactly the "sail area", since it was a big boat [1]. You can check videos of container ships in storms on Youtube.

[1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/sail-area

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Re:Is that ship still stuck? by adwn on Saturday March 27, 2021 @01:14AM (#26600102)
I did. They seem to be doing fine, even in waves which could have swallowed an entire sailing ship.
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