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The Age of Sail: everything you wanted to know

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Life at Sea

I mean, life at sea was incredibly dangerous in so many ways. You've got the illnesses going around without that kind of modern medicine. There are stories of people falling overboard and never being seen again. The master and commandef books are really good. They're quite heavy to read, but they give you such a good idea of life in the navy at that time. I think its ir. Ateday em.

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