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 of the yacht by the action of the current, and at the next is blown towards her by a stronger puff than usual. When a dinghy behaves in this fashion fasten a bucket to her stern by a line about six feet long, and let the bucket sink in the water; the pressure exerted on the bucket by the tide will drag the dinghy astern and keep her away from the yacht.