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HOW TO CROSS THE BAY OF BISCAY
Ita€ s an offshore rite of passage like no other.Atlantic circuiteer John Simpson talks to Chris Beeson about the best way to take on Biscay.The word a€~Biscaya€ strikes fear into the heart of the sailor contemplating a crossing for the first time, as it does in many of those who have crossed it before.Its Atlantic-facing coast is littered with the wrecks of ships that became embayed and lost on a lee shore, or foundered on fierce tides and submerged rocks.For some, crossing the River Styx holds more appeal.
Ita€ s an offshore rite of passage like no other.Atlantic circuiteer John Simpson talks to Chris Beeson about the best way to take on Biscay.The word a€~Biscaya€ strikes fear into the heart of the sailor contemplating a crossing for the first time, as it does in many of those who have crossed it before.Its Atlantic-facing coast is littered with the wrecks of ships that became embayed and lost on a lee shore, or foundered on fierce tides and submerged rocks.For some, crossing the River Styx holds more appeal.
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