“Gentlemen, we are going sailing!” Captain Klaas Gaastra’s Dutch accent resonates across the deck of the three-masted barque Europa. The mooring lines snake from the dock, the ship’s bow slowly turns, and the crew awaits the next words: “Fore and main masts… topsails… lower topgallants… staysails… inner and outer jibs!”
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