Verrill, A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt), 1871-1954 · New York [etc.] D. Appleton and company · leaf 54
out the mast, like the spritsail, when sail-ing before the wind, and finally it is not so liable tocapsize a boat in a heavy wind as the greatest areais low, whereas in the spritsail the upper portion pre-sents the largest surface to the wind. Somewhat similar to the leg-o-mutton sail in formis the… … Various RigsI—Felucca. 2—Lugger. 3—Nonpareil. 4—Dandy. 5—Bermudaboat. 6—French gunter. 7—Batten sail. 8—Settee sail. I 42 THE BOOK OF THE SAILBOAT boats. The gunter sail is a very easy one to raise orlower, for there is no sprit to remove and it is veryeasy to reef. In the gunter sail the mast is…
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