Kenealy, Ahmed John, 1854- [from old catalog] · New York [etc.] The Outing publishing co. · leaf 131
fullof wind, it pays the head of the boat offthe wind, and materially assists thehelmsman in steadying the vessel on hercourse. It may be remarked that steering ayacht under these conditions, in a strong and puffybreeze with alumpy, follow-ing sea, callsfor the b^stworlj of th€ablest helms-man. A… … BEATING rO WINDWARD, 135 much as to bring the wind on the otherquarter, causing her to gybe. Thiswould mean disaster^ probably a brokenboom and a topmast snapped off shortlike a pipe-stem, with other incidentalperils. Diagram No. 3 shows the manoeuvreof gybing, which is to keep thevessel away from…
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