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 171
and for that reason great care should be exercisedin its proper management. No good boat will capsize un-less the sails are hampered by the sheets. A skilled boat-man will take advantage of every change of the wind, how-ever small, to trim the sheets so that the sails will standfull and receive the… … DIRECTION} OF | WIND]Fij. 3 trimmed flat aft) as will insure her progress through thewater (Fig. 2). The boom is kept at a small angle withthe keel, as shown in the cut. A well-balanced craft willsail within five points (560 15) of the wind. If the boat getstoo close, an experienced eye will detect…
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