Being a Scottish sailor in the 1960s and 70s, I had more than a passing interest in fine looking ships, fine looking women (especially in mini skirts), and the pursuit of efficient propulsion power.
For those into trivia, 100 years earlier, one of the fastest clipper ships of the time was the 85m Cutty Sark, a Net Zero ship, built in the Denny shipyard, my hometown of Dumbarton, Scotland.
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