Serving for centuries as a description of the very inebriated, most accounts hold that the idiom "three sheets to the wind" is derived from sailing—if the three "sheets" of the ship are unsecured, the ship runs totally off course and out of control. For contractors in offshore wind construction, there are three "sheets" typically used to keep risk on course and under control: (1) capped liquidated damage provision as an exclusive remedy for delay; (2) reciprocal, consequential damages waiver; and (3) a limitation of overall liability. Continue reading >