Should I go through the trouble to learn naval jargon and

>>9003452
Should you go through the trouble to ask 4chan, faggot?

>>9003452
You don't have to go to the trouble to learn it, you can get the gist of what they're saying, without having to understand precisely how they are tacking the sails to make a turn. O'brian also explains a lot of it within the book as characters explain to non naval personnel, there's also a companion book that you can get for references but its heavy on spoilers

Just read it

>>9003452
you should probably get a degree from the Merchant Mariners academy, and maybe a 2 year cruise before even attempting it
If you can exchange gunfire with Somalian pirates it will only enhance the pleasure of the reading experience

>>9003452
This is one of my daughters favorite movies.

DESU, if I was going to read that shit i'd read Horatio Hornblower.

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The first book is the most autistic with naval terms, the later ones tone it down a bit. It's helpful to have some visual reference, Björn Landström's books are all great and beautifully illustrated, but they're out of print and somewhat rare.