It measures 80ft at its base, weighs about 370kg, and would have taken experienced sail makers about 1, 200 hours to stitch it together.

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The crews who sail them talk openly about the danger and hard hats, body armor and personal air bottles are all part of their sailing gear.

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On Saturday she left Mousehole at about 18:30 BST to sail to Bideford in north Devon.

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On Saturday she left Mousehole at about 18:30 BST to sail to Bideford.

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Go to the beach, go out for a sail, play golf or read a funny book about happy things.

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Readers learn about the sound of a rippling ship's sail, the look of a stand-alone wooden confessional, the feel of an aristocrat's cloth-of-silver gown.

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Some zinger about Jesus walking on water, perhaps, admonishing me to drop my sail and become a windsurfer of men.

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