Harper's boating book for boys; a guide to motor boating, sailing, canoeing and rowing (1912)
Davis, Charles G. (Charles Gerard), 1870-1959, ed · New York, London, Harper & Brothers · leaf 163
Fig. 5 changing your place to the other side of the tiller, and swing-ing the boat around the rest of the way by means of therudder. The photograph will give a clear idea of the move-ment when you start to round up and haul in the sheet. 146 LESSON WITH TILLER AND SHEET … Fig* 6 Before going about always be sure you have some boarddown. It will often be found necessary when sailing witha strong wind abeam to luff the boat up a little so as to beable to trim the sheet in. This luffing is done in the samemanner as when you swing up (or luff) to go about, onlythe boats…
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