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... Save for the wave tearing apart the sails and smashing the rudder.

I've made the correction you've asked for -- I /think/ this one could be more plausible, as a control surface such as a rudder has room for building momentum before coming to a jarring halt against the limits of it's axis, possibly causing damage. Correct me if I'm wrong, though ^^;

(Also I'd really like to thank you for picking up my application on the sparse time that you have now -- I know it must be really hard to spare.)