We who have sailed a heavy-displacement boat without an engine know the frustration of being becalmed. I certainly do, but I also know that the wind always picks up...eventually. I know this must be true because I am here (I think), and not still drifting aimlessly somewhere south of the lighthouse on Brenton Reef. However, just because you're becalmed there's no reason to believe that your only option is to sit there and passively hope for a breeze. Of course that's your most rational option, but if you were rational you would have installed an engine, wouldn't you?
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