Verrill, A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt), 1871-1954 · New York [etc.] D. Appleton and company · leaf 97
OF THE SAILBOAT as reef points are sewed into the sail for this purpose.Some boats have sails with only one set of reef points;others have two, and others have three or more, butwhen a sail is reefed the reefs should be taken one ata time beginning with the one nearest the mast orspar. At the end… … * I Reefing a SailA—Sail before reefing. B—Sail after reefing. posite edge or luff of the sail. This applies to boom-and-gaff, lug or other sails with a boom or spar at thelower edge. Through these cringles lines known asearrings are passed and these may be left in thecringles permanently or they…
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