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...oilskins. For 18 hours Shamrock plowed through the Gulf Stream under bare poles. A seam opened in the delicate bow, bashed 'by tons of water every minute. For days on end two men were lashed to the wheel day & night, three worked the pumps, three slept. Nobody looked sternward where the seas piled up. They felt better looking ahead. Every man on board was seasick though all were experienced sailors except 200-lb. Whitey Peterson of Bristol, R. I. Landlubber Peterson fought the sea like a personal enemy, took the longest stretches at the wheel. Weak from lack...
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