On yacht sailing : a simple treatise for beginners upon the art of handling small yachts and boats (1904)
Day, Thomas Fleming, 1861-1927 · New York : Rudder Pub. Co. · leaf 23
l language.One of the quickest and easiest ways to learn the nomen-clature of the boat is to build and rig a small model.You will in this way not only learn the proper termsbut also get an understanding of how a boat is rigged.The first lesson I had was in trying to re-rig a topsailschooner, the… … 21 succeeded in completing the job. In this way I capturedat an early age a thorough knowledge of how to rig.You need not make a block model, just step your mastin a flat board. If you are going to buy a boat, not having the oppor-tunity to borrow or steal one, look about for a goodsecond-hand…
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