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 115
ownthe forestay. It can bereefed down like themainsail. The Jib is a tri-angular sail whose clewis hauled out on thebowsprit. It was theold fashion to havethe cloths of this sailparallel with the leach.But a jib thus cut hasa tendency to get verybaggy, in which case it is always on the shake,… … CUTTERS TOPSAIL 99A jib thus half parallel with the leach (Fig. 58)constructed stands very flat. The Yard Topsail is laced to the yard. TheJib Topsail is a triangular sail, whose luff is laced
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