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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paddy54, post: 24486555, member: 19250&quot;]Yes its a sea farer traditional to place a coin under the mast , when the first pride of Baltimore clipper was lost in a white gale off the South Carolina/ Georgia coast....the wife and I went up to the inner harbour of Baltimore to witness the first spikes driven into the Pride ll keel. A very good looking Ship captain well by the wifes standards help drive in the first spikes. He later returned when the mast was set. </p><p>Even in college on our day sailers we placed a coin under the mast when making the boats ready for the season.</p><p>It was on Palm Sunday back in 1976 that we beat...not only the USNA, but several other colleges ,as well marine schools in state in a regatta on the Magothy River taking first place.</p><p>Sailing 30 foot Albergs&nbsp; sail boats.</p><p>It wasn&#039;t that the navy and other schools were bad sailors...just they got smacked down by a bunch of river rats...whom grew up on both the Severn &amp; Magothy rivers.</p><p>Knowing the river as well how to work the winds off the points and mid river.</p><p>Most of the students were from elsewhere in the states...and didn&#039;t have the home river advantage. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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