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 117
isted. On a very small yacht it is well to dispense with a topmast, and carry what is known as a pole-mast, that is, a mast whichiLcfC. 100 DECKED BOATS is prolonged above the hounds in a long taperingpole. A yard topsail can be set on a pole-mastin the following manner. The sail is stretched outon… … Fig. 60.—Spinnaker to Port. halyard is belayed, and the yard is made to liestraight up and down the mast by means of a down-haul, ^, fastened to the heel of the spar. The sail issheeted aft to the gaff like the ordinary topsail. Inorder to set a larger topsail without increasing thehoist, a…
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