• tal@lemmy.todayOP
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      2 months ago

      A number of navies have a tall ship — a large, old-style sailing ship — that they use for training. I believe that they also use them for ceremonies and maybe recruiting and stuff. Kind of a prestige thing, if they can scrape together the funds to have one.

      The US has the USCGC Eagle for the Coast Guard and the USS Constitution — the oldest commissioned warship afloat — for the Navy.

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      Sails require no fuel, and will never require fuel.

      What other forms of transportation require no fuel? Think about that for a minute. Sailing is badass.