ther helm. In the next reachthe wind is ahead,and we have to tackagain; but the tidehas turned and isrunning strongly against us so that we find we aremaking no progress. We therefore, decide to re-turn home. The helm is put up, the mainsheet iseased off, and we bear away to run up the river.… … Fi^. 43. 60 AQUATIC GUIDE. and a pull on the halyards all around becomesnecessary. While the steersman luffs for a momentso that the sails shake, a hand swings down the jibhalyards and belays them. So again while a pull isbeing taken on each halyard in its turn, the steers-man luffs up, thereby…
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