wild star

Chapter 247 Shamrock
A strange sailing boat came out halfway, and the boss of the boat fell into despair, seeing that the two ships were about to collide.

At this time, Zhao Yanling didn't care too much, and picked up the boss of the boat and left him behind.Take his place and take the helm.

The target is driven to the extreme, observing the trend of each wave and the thrust trend of the wind direction to the sailboat, and dozens of plans are turned in the mind in an instant.

In just two seconds, he made a decision.

Instead of turning with the current, he slammed into the sailboat.

The boss of the boat saw that the game was over, did he want to fight the sailboat to the death?Jesus also turned pale.

However, when the fishing boat was infinitely close to the sailboat, the sailboat drew an arc and turned.Pushed by the tide, the fishing boat deflected to the left, which happened to be parallel to the sailboat from right angles.

It turns out that the sailboat does not travel in a straight line, but keeps going in circles.

The two boats barely passed each other, and if they got closer, the sails would hang on the fishing boat, and the gravitational pull of the water would cause them to rub against each other.

It can be said that Zhao Yanling grasped the timing just right.

The captain of the boat wiped off his cold sweat, Jesus heaved a sigh of relief, and the water friends watched the thrilling rescue all the way.

"Mr. Zhao, without you today, the whole crew would be at sea." The boss of the boat thanked him sincerely. "Unexpectedly, you have a whale-like heart."

Throughout the whole process, he didn't see any panic on Zhao Yanling's face.

Zhao Yanling stepped aside: "Leave it to you."

The boss of the boat took over the control: "If you want to sail, you are always welcome."

Facts speak louder than words. Zhao Yanling's skill in navigating a boat is indeed excellent, but he has lost the joy of sailing.

The dark sea level, wandering in the vast ocean, without seeing the edge.

The sails of that sailing boat were filled with strong winds, and even if the fishing boat was driven to full power, it could not compete with it. In a blink of an eye, it turned into a small black spot and disappeared from sight.

Zhao Yanling asked: "What ship is that? A ghost ship?"

The water friends also stretched out their necks and listened carefully. The legend of the ghost ship has a long history. If you are not curious, it is false.

Because of the low side of the ship, Zhao Yanling condescended to see that the sailboat had almost no cabins, only booths for people to hide in.The bow is tall and sharp like a sword, the stern is slightly low and narrow, and the sail is short in front and long in back, like a bat's wing, and like a fish's dorsal fin standing upside down, it is very old.

It wouldn't make sense to say that it was an old medieval ship, no material could withstand the wind and rain for so long.

The boss of the boat said: "That's the Clover Zero, a sports sailboat from the [-]th century..."

The boss of the boat had seen Clover Zero once a long time ago. Of course, that time was on a sunny day, and the visibility was very far. The fishing boat avoided it early, and there was no danger.

Speaking of Clover Zero, we have to mention the America's Cup.

The Isle of Wight Regatta is the predecessor of the America’s Cup. In 1851, the New York Yacht Club took the America to England to compete with 15 ships from the Royal Yacht Squadron Club, and the America won in the end. In 1857, the New York Yacht Club officially presented the trophy "America's Cup", and since then, this trophy has become a permanent trophy to promote friendly competition among different countries.

Next, the United States ushered in a series of victories, defeating European countries.

Because of the pursuit of sailing speed, the volume of the sailboat was designed to be bigger at the beginning. It was not until 1885 that the America's Cup Regatta began to draw up a new draft of the sailboat design.

At this time, Europe, a veteran water power, was very dissatisfied with the successive defeats.He vowed to win a competition, but the sailing designers in the United States at that time were too powerful, no matter how they designed, they were defeated by them.

So the Scottish designers began to make up their minds to imitate the American Columbia and reduce the size in pursuit of an easy-to-manipulate sailboat.So the Clover was designed, which is the ship that Zhao Yanling saw.

When they were test-driving, they encountered wind and waves, threw the two pilots off the deck, and the sailboat ran away by itself...

Then World War I broke out and the game was called off.During this period, Scottish designers have already designed the sixth generation of Clover, but it is called the fifth generation.The first ship that ran away by itself was the Clover, and it was called the Clover Zero.

It is a pity that the fifth generation of clover after World War I still lost to the new sailing ship Resolute of the United States.

This is the origin of Clover Zero. It is said that its design is kept secret throughout the whole process, and its materials are exquisite. It was considered the pinnacle of sports sailing at that time.

Unexpectedly, Clover Zero, which has been drifting on the sea for more than a hundred years, is still coquettish, almost capsizing a modern steel fishing boat in the gutter.

Zhao Yanling was dumbfounded: "Then it is really strong and endurable. It has been floating in the Atlantic Ocean for more than a hundred years, and it has encountered countless winds and waves, but it still stands firm."

Even a manned modern ship sinks if it is said to sink.It's a pity that a sailboat with a wooden structure is so tough, and the sails have not been broken after being exposed to wind and sun.

The boat boss pointed to the north and said, "Have you heard of the Skeleton Coast?"

Zhao Yanling shook her head and said she didn't know.

The boat boss said that in the north, there is a place surrounded by hidden reefs, and there is a small desolate island, where there are white sandy beaches that are tortured by the scorching sun every day, even now it is a deserted land.Because it is a sea full of dangers, large ships cannot go there, and there are 8-level winds blowing all year round, so it is difficult for helicopters to land.

Because of the jagged deep sea reefs and the eerie sea fog, ships are often wrecked there.Even if some survivors landed on the island, mistakenly thinking that there was a glimmer of life, they would randomly be taught to behave by the harsh natural environment and terrifying sandstorms on the beach.

Therefore, in addition to the wreckage of the shipwreck, there are only the remains of the crew.

The most famous is that in 1948, the British freighter Denny sank on the Skeleton Coast. It took the lifeguards four weeks to collect all the bodies of the victims.

In 1966, a scientific expedition team landed on the island and found 11 headless skeletons.It is suspected that there was once a hideout for pirates, and the Clover was found drifting in the reefs.

The reefs that large ships could not pass through were made possible by the unmanned Clover.

For a long time, the Clover wandered lost among the reefs of the Skeleton Coast.Later, it was blown out of the reef by the wind, and wandered around in the Atlantic Ocean.

Unexpectedly, the life of the Clover was so bizarre and tortuous.Thinking of a sailboat swaying alone on the sea, it can't help but give birth to a sense of desolation.

Zhao Yanling asked: "Then no one fished out the Clover? It's also an antique."

The boat boss laughed and said, "It's so hard to find a small boat in the vast sea."

Zhao Yanling thought of the waters of the Skeleton Coast again: "There are shipwrecks there, so we can definitely salvage treasures."

The boat boss pointed to his old fishing boat: "No one else knows, anyway, the old guy we're riding in doesn't want to go."

While speaking, the sea breeze gradually stopped, the tide subsided, and only the cold rain was still falling.

Jesus pointed ahead and said, "Here we are!"

(End of this chapter)