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 215
s the boat became unmanage-able, and its momentum carrying it around jibed the sailover, causing an upset. As you near the mark have theman forward stand by the peak-halyard, ready to let go ifanything happens wrong. As you are about to turn, havethe board raised and come around with an easy sweep;… … FINISHING BEFORE THE WIND of slack is given as the sail goes over, the wind on catchingon the other side, if it does not capsize the boat or carryaway something, will bring her head up into the wind with 199 BOATING BOOK FOR BOYS such force that it will be some seconds before you can over-come it…
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