Films with sailing gaffs

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Martin_cartwright
Username: Martin_cartwright

Registered: 04-2008
   
Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 05:31 pm:      
Les Miserables:- In the opening sequence, can anyone tell me why the 19th century Frenchmen are trying to pull a galleon into an almost empty dry dock rather than simply waiting for the tide to rise and float her in???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_lFp6nZkq0

The film started badly for me and got worse.