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There is none of the danger of the heavy overfall of afollowingsea.
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Davits over the transom is convenient and elegant, but sailing in a heavyfollowingseacould cause the loss of a dinghy.
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This meant more stability as she was loaded and the ability to run before afollowingseawithout waves breaking over the stern.
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Thanks to favorable winds and afollowingseashe averaged 3.7mph km/h and completed the swim in 27 and one-half hours.
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Cruising boats also often tack downwind when the swells are also coming from dead astern (i.e., there is afollowingsea), because of the more stable motion of the hull.
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The attempt was unsuccessful, due to heavy following seas and violent squalls.
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