RE: [Paddlewise] Master and Comander of his SOT

I think Crowe is gripping his paddle rather tightly in that Time photo.

I saw Master and Commander last Saturday and loved it in part for the fact 
that it credits the audience with some intelligence. It's also the first 
naval film of the period I can recall that shows the captain's cabin being 
reassembled after battle (preceding battle, the partitions closing off the 
captain's cabin were stored away). Regarding repairs at sea, naval vessels 
of the period typically carried spare spars and other repair materials. In 
the film, the mainmast was imperfectly repaired, leading to its collapse 
during the chase of the Acheron.

Chuck Holst
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