but on their way to easter island they learned the fatal tacking capasity of their rafts, and therefor they could have waited for better wind in the harbour of hangaroa - waite patiently, just as the old sailors did.

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But on their way to Easter Island they learned the fatal tacking capasity of their rafts, and therefor they could have waited for better wind in the harbour of Hangaroa - waite patiently, just as the old sailors did.