Small-boat sailing; an explanation of the management of small yachts, half-decked and open sailing-boats of various rigs; sailing on sea and on river; cruising, etc (1902)
Knight, Edward Frederick, 1852- [from old catalog] · New York, E. P. Dutton & co. · leaf 102
is slacked off asufficient length ; and then a pull on a line, which isrove through thimbles fastened at both ends of the SLOOP RIG 85 batten and boom, draw boom and lower battenclose together, and the reef is down, for the reefpoints need not be tied. The other reefs can betaken down in the same… … ftifs Fig. S3.—Sloop. The Sloop rig (Fig. 53) is well adapted for sea-work, but is not a handy rig for single-handedsailing if the sailor be a novice; for the tending ofthe jib-sheets when tacking gives the helmsmanmore work than he may care for on a windy day.The sloop is rigged much like the…
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