134 CANOE TRAVELLING. @ f mast-head, the gaff may be up, or, witen snugness is required, it should be down. … One of the most dangerous manceuvres in Sailing a canoe is “ jybing” when running before a stiff breeze and short breaking sea ; for this operation the sliding-gunter “cuts out” all other rigs: the great advantage is the pointed peak being “ up-and-down” amidships ; for jybing the boom is topped…
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