Posted by JLabaree on November 10, 2005 at 18:56:55 from 216.220.235.91 user JLabaree.
In Reply to: Re:Sinking feelings was Well? Re: Arthur Ransome and S&A in Wikipedia posted by David Shelton on November 10, 2005 at 10:59:56:
Indeed, doesn't John dive on the sunken Swallow in SD and remove the ballast? I wholeheartedly agree, and can attest, that you can swamp a sailing dingy, even with a weighted centerboard, and not sink it. A dinghy with a good bit of ballast is a different issue entirely. That could quite easily sink.