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 118
small cruising yachtto have a shorter boomthat will dip underthe forestay, and cantherefore be passedover to the other sidewithout being un-shipped. In Fig. 60 acutter is representedsailing before thewind with spinnakerset. In Fig. 60 <2, ais the goose-neck onj^the mast to which… … Fig, 60«. 102 DECKED BOATS boom and leads aft. It enables the boom to betrimmed to the required angle. It is also advisableto have a fore-guy, leading from the boom to thebows to prevent the spinnaker from jibing accident-ally, or from swinging aft when the yacht is rollingabout on a swell in a…
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