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a jordan series drogue is usually 175'+ long and has upwards of 80 cones on it. The smallest one I've seen commercially available is 100 cones on 242' of line. Adding another cone or two makes very little difference... and not using a bridle basically defeats a large portion of the reasoning behind using a drogue.

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You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.

—Cpt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity (edited)

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