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 216
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 with the rudder. Running Free The remaining leg of… … PEAK LOWERED TO AVOID GOOSE-WING way has a tendency to dig its nose under. It is not neces-sary for your crew to lie down now, and you may allowthem to stand and stretch themselves, as whatever windthey will catch will help the boat instead of retarding, asin the other cases. (See sketch of…
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