Tristan's father had owned a shipping business, so he knew something about boats. The maximum load for big colliers for example and their prices. Useful information in a yacht race.

The crash course he had received just now offered some compensation for the fact that he didn’t understand how sails worked and how to use them. He now knew enough to know what he had to do. Like tightening this rope right now. He tried to untie it, but it was tied tightly and he frowned down at it. How?