The sailing boat, a treatise on sailing boats and small yachts, their varieties of type, sails, rig, etc. With practical directions for sailing and management; also, the one-design and restricted classes, fishing and shooting boats, sailing chariots and ice yachts, foreign and colonial boats, canoes, etc., etc (1901)
Folkard, Henry Coleman, 1827-1914 · London, Edward Stanford · leaf 425
being the largest, the foresail the next in size, and the mizzen the smallest. The deck of the galley was fitted on each side with rowing-benches, from whicha numerous crew worked the long powerful oars. The Celeustes (Coxswain)in an elevated position at the stern of the galley, directed and… … Maltese Galley—deck pla width; and, in addition to the sails, were propelled by above 100 oars, each oarbeing of great length and balancing in the rowlock, which enabled it to be usedwith greater effect and regularity. When about to board an enemy, the fightingmembers of the crew assembled on the…
Sailing · Boats and boating
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