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 210
ens when wind and tide areopposed and alternately take command of thedinghy, so that at one moment she is carried astern MISBEHAVIOUR OF THE DINGHY 193 of the yacht by the action of the current, and atthe next is blown towards her by a stronger puffthan usual. When a dinghy behaves in this… … A Dutch Schuyt. N CHAPTER XTHE ART OF COASTING How to use Charts—Sounding—Heaving the log—Tides—TheBarometer—Getting a slant—Weather-wisdom—Storm signals—Weather forecasts. A YACHT of small tonnage, such as I have describedin this book, is unfit for an ocean voyage ; but, asI have already said, she…
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