The four men lifted their paddles and the handsome young chief swam inshore; as his feet touched the line where sea and land met he was transformed into stone.
Hamilcar's expeditionary force made its way west along the North African coast, probably sailing the inshore route with some components having to march overland to the Straits of Gibraltar.
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The central sail provided propulsion out at sea, while twenty-five men rowing on each side allowed progress in weak or adverse winds and gave the vessel speed and manoeuvrability inshore.
And chart a way forward, say: How do we go from the existing six-billion-dollar-a-year, inshore seaweed industry, to this new form of industry, which has got so much potential, but will require large amounts of investment?