Verrill, A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt), 1871-1954 · New York [etc.] D. Appleton and company · leaf 56
ch is the sail most often usedby the fishermen of northern Europe and the BritishIsles. Personally I could never see any advantage VARIOUS RIGS 43 which this sail possesses over the common and muchmore simple spritsail or the ordinary boom-and-gaffsail and on large boats it is heavy, clumsy and far… … Parts of Sails, Spars, Etc., of Fore-and-aft Rig more widely used than any other form and is the basisof all fore-and-aft rigs in most localities. The true fore-and-aft sail or boom-and-gaff sail isreally an adaptation of the older lugsail and is a vastimprovement over it. It is attached to the…
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