Day, Thomas Fleming, 1861-1927 · New York and London, The Rudder Publishing · leaf 92
has been goodcause for this. In the first place, the boomkins were tooshort, and the other spars too light. You cannotexpect a sail to sit properly and hold its draught onbuckling spars. The lead of the sheet is such that theboom cannot be kept rigid, and just as soon as it blowsits end turns up…
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