In a ten-foot dingey one can get an idea of the resources of the sea in the line of waves that is not probable to the average experience, which is never at sea in a dingey.

在一条十英尺长的小船上，一个人可以了解大海如何善于兴风作浪；而对于一般从未乘小船漂海的人来说，这是无法了解的。