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 165
by ap- 148 LESSON WITH TILLER AND SHEET proaching at an acute angle to the line you purpose to makethe dock on, and rounding up abruptly by putting the rud-der hard over and letting the sheet run to spill the windout of the sail. This abrupt turn serves to kill nearly allthe headway, and should… … c^gSjli Fig. 7 149 BOATING BOOK FOR BOYS amount of room allowed for rounding up, will vary accord-ing to the wind, and can only be acquired by practice. Atfirst there will be just as much liability of your killing theheadway too soon, and having to get an oar out to pole
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