Boys' own book : a complete encyclopedia of athletic, scientific, outdoor, and indoor sports (1881)
Clarke, William, 1800-1838 · New York : J. Miller, Publisher · leaf 241
en thevessel goes free, help her all you can, by easing the tackswhenever practicable. Sailing to Leeward, or Scudding, is the art of sailingthe boat when she is running before the wind. Skill andcaution are more requisite than when you sail against thewind, because the sails are apt to… … tion of the sail gybing, he must instantly put down thehelm; and if in a heavy sea, the mainsail must be close-reefed or even furled. In scudding, the foresail is of littleor no assistance, but the jib sometimes helps the boat for-ward. The jibsheets, in such a case, should be judiciouslytrimmed…
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