Epigraph

        I cannot tell how the truth may be;

        I say the tale as ’twas told to me.

SCOTT    

Perhaps the worst plight of a vessel is to be caught in a gale on a lee shore. In this connection the following… rules should be observed:

1. Never allow your vessel to be found in such a predicament…

CALLINGHAM, Seamanship: Jottings
for the Young Sailor