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Putting on my Tricorne (metaphors, logic & thesaurus) I would guess Will was mixing 17th century business and nautical metaphors either for emphasis or because he (an entrepreneur) was addressing a someone of rank in HMRN and making the point that speed and show are less reliable than measured and careful consideration.

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