Boys' own book : a complete encyclopedia of athletic, scientific, outdoor, and indoor sports (1881)
Clarke, William, 1800-1838 · New York : J. Miller, Publisher · leaf 236
foresheet and put your helm a-lee, when ycur boat will rightitself duectly. The Balloon Foresail.—This style of rig is much used by … BALLOON FOEESAIL. smugglers and boatmen; but for yachting purposes it is arig to be avoided. The great foresail has a tendency to 212 boys OWN BOOK. press the boat down in the water, and consequently you arenearly always wet. But the rig has great driving power;though for a pleasure-boat it is…
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