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 82
on a boom. It is only when theboat is on a wind that the boomless sail can begot to stand flat, and then only if the sheet isled well aft and made fast to a place exactly inthe line of the foot of the sail. DIPPING-LUG 65 The Dipping-Lug (Fig. 43) is much used byfishermen on their open boats; it is… … Fig. 43.—Mounts Bay Boat.(Dipping Lug Mainsail—Standing Lug Mizzen.) every time the boat goes about or jibes, the sailhas to be lowered, passed over to the other sideof the mast, and hoisted again. A lug-sailed boat,therefore, cannot well be sailed single-handed, andeven when fully manned is a very…
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