Kenealy, Ahmed John, 1854- [from old catalog] · New York [etc.] The Outing publishing co. · leaf 128
d within three points and ahalf of the wind, and I am informed BEATING TO WINDWARD. 131 that Constitution., in her races this year,achieved a similar remarkable feat. A square-rigg-er, because the sailscannot be trimmed to form so sharp anangle to the breeze as a fore-and-aftrigged vessel, rarely… … J/^2. Diagram No. 3,Gybing. aft canvas. It is possible to make mymeaning clearer by means of simplediagrams, and to these I refer the reader.A vessel is said to be close-hauledwhen the sheets are trimmed flat aftand the boat is headed as near to thewind as the sails will permit withouttheir luffs…
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