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 52
powerfulfore-sail may be used. The advantages derived from this rig are, that the heavy sway of spreet or yard isavoided; that, on reefing the sail the widest and heaviest part is taken off the boat atonce, whilst the lighter and more tapering part is still maintained. Boats under this rig sail… … isjjfe-ii; The settee rig, though formerly but little used, in English waters, has of late yearsbecome quite a favourite for small open boats ; and it is one of the safest and handiestof rigs for a tyro boat-sailer with which to learn boat-sailing. It is still the mostgeneral form of rig that is…
Sailing · Boats and boating
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