### L211 Sailing requires patience > Tom had a compass, a pair of binoculars, and a long pole, painted with 1-foot (0.3-meter) marks to a depth of 12 feet (3.66 meters), with which he sounded the depth while sailing in very shallow water. He had infinite patience—to wait for wind, to remain at anchor when the tide was against him. Time was unimportant. Wind and tide ruled. - [[Beyond the Blue Horizon by Brian Fagan#L211 Sailing requires patience|View in Vault]]