be set at the angle which received some ig ye nd - wind, that is, ‘‘setso it would draw” and fastened. x ‘6 ayy , , ae od we a wee - Nos. 8, 4, 5, and 6 were similarly and subsequently so My, pte gee ty set. When it was found that No. 5 was set almost fore ye oy ; A FL and aft, the leech or after… … Fig. 8. I have almost always been able to speed a boat up Fig. 6. ACTION OF WIND ON SAILS. and increase her windward work materially by relac- ing it on the boom, as shown in Fig. 13. gles to the wind are materially benefited by having column of wind does not lose its dimensions very much. Figs. 3…
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