[Even a Mistborn is a landlubber and Bush forgives him for it open heartedly.]

Why, because of seamanship. What'll the discipline of the ship come to if the hands don't have to man the sails? What'll set good captains apart from bad-- even a French captain could manage a sea crossing if he could simply bull ahead under steam instead of making the best of the wind.

And they are so ugly, so dreadful ugly. No clean lines, all sooty and squat like a milkpail with iron cladding.