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 86
d flat,prevents it going up any further. Wet the snotterif it has a tendency to slip down the mast. Inbigger boats the snotter is hoisted and kept inits place by a tackle fitted to the mast, and so SPRITSAIL BARGE 69 cannot slip. It is of the utmost importance thatthe snotter should be strong, and… … Spritsail Barge with Sail brailed, driven through the bottom of the boat. The thingthat the skipper of a Thames barge dreads mostin bad weather is that his heavy sprit should getadrift and take command. This is one of the safest of sails. The spritcan be quickly unshipped in a squall, and thenthe…
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