Voyages could last up to several years, sanitation was almost nonexistent, the food consisted of weevil-infested, rock-hard dried bread and salt pork, scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, discipline was harsh (ATasteOfTheLash was a common punishment for even minor infractions), and death almost certain.The men who [[HadToBeSharp survived these times]] were [[BadAss tough as nails.]]Expect storie