Boys' own book : a complete encyclopedia of athletic, scientific, outdoor, and indoor sports (1881)
Clarke, William, 1800-1838 · New York : J. Miller, Publisher · leaf 235
. Thejigger is on a small mast at the stem, over which the sailprojects. This is a safe style of rig, and a quick saUer.The sail is more quickly taken in by braUing it up than bylowering it down. The Spritsail and the Lugsail.—These are boats witheach a single saU. They are fast and handy to use.… … Of the two, the lugsail is to be preferred, as you have morepower over the boat than with the spritsail ; though thecanvas in the latter is flat to the wind. The Schooner has two masts, with fore and aft sails, andsometimes a third sail, a jigger, raised on a spar at thestern. Cutter-rig, with Boom…
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