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 90
sail that has no boom forms into a bag, and doesnot present its full area to the wind ; it cannot bemade to stand quite flat even on a wind, andthough it jibes with safety, it is more liable toaccidental jibes than a sail provided with a boom. UNA BOAT 73 Some of the sails described in the last… … Fig. 47.—Una Boat. The Una Rig, which was introduced to thiscountry from the United States nearly half a centuryago, though a somewhat dangerous rig for a novice,has many great advantages. A Una, or cat-riggedboat, as it is termed in America, is certainly the E * 74 OPEN SAILING-BOATS handiest and…
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