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Boat sailing in fair weather and foul (1895)

Kenealy, Ahmed John, 1854- [from old catalog] · New York, London, Outing publishing co · leaf 163

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164 BOAT SAILING. rope. Take a turn with thespunyarnround the rope and head of the mallet,round the side next you, and two turnson the other side and twist it round thehandle. Get an assistant to pass theball A round the rope while you heaveround the mallet. The last half-dozenturns of the service… … XV.WEATHER ** WRINKLES. THE boat sailer or yachtsman shouldbe able, from close observation ofthe barometer and the generalappearance of the sky, to fore-tell the weather with a certain degreeof accuracy. The aneroid barometer ispeculiarly sensitive to all atmosphericchanges, and is thus invaluable…

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