Posted by William Dashfield on August 03, 1999 at 13:58:13 from 210-55-152-137.ipnets.xtra.co.nz:
In Reply to: Re: First none'll come and then a lot'll posted by Jon on July 30, 1999 at 17:12:36:
In SA, shortly before the ships articles are made, AR explains that they weren't allowed to use Swallow because Titty and Roger had 'only begun to learn to sail" with their father the year before, and so they were not allowed to sail "by themselves", only row. I guess John and Susan could have gone sailing without them, but didn't