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 83
aback, and acapsize is then very likely to occur. It is there-fore important, if the novice employs this rig, thathis tack should be so arranged as to be let go ina second. The authors plan on a lug-rigged boathe once owned was to lead a rope with an ironthimble spliced at the end of it through an… … Fig. 44.—Standing Lug. But the Standing-Lug (Fig. 44) is a very con-venient sail for the amateur boat-sailor. The tackis made fast to the mast, or to the thwart throughwhich the mast passes, and the sail does not require SPRITSAIL RIG 67 to be dipped when the boat jibes or goes about.The yard is…
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