Blech!  I've crewed two offshore long distance ocean races on stripped-out 70's and 80's in heavy weather.  It's like living inside a kettle drum - waves on the hull and crew scurrying about the topside all hours dragging carabiners on the jacklines.  Sleep on deck when it's seriously heavy.  Winches ratcheting and rigging whining in the breeze, 4 on and 4 off for days.  Lower bunk prankster yanks on your upper coffin bunk adjustment line until you are mashed against the hull.  Meals are freeze-dry boil over a fancy bunsen burner and you use the bucket for elimination because the head is too valuable a seat it gets used for repair bench.  Skin rashes from the salt and no fresh to bathe, eyes cake up after you finally manage to sleep while wet.  Pass on that pleasure, gimmee Wright Brothers any day ;>)

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