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 94
eef- SLIDING-GUNTER RIG 77 points, extending from the throat of the sail to theclew. In order to take in the balance-reef, the jaws ofthe gaff were lowered to the boom and there madefast. The reef-points were tied round the boom.When the reef was down, the peak was hoisted tillthe gaff lay along… … Fig. 48.—Sliding Gunter. The Sliding-Gunter (Fig. 48) is the favouriterig of the Bermudas. A boat thus rigged has avery short mast The sail is of triangular shape,and the upper portion of its luff is laced to a longyard. This yard (see Fig. 49) slides up and down 78 OPEN SAILING-BOATS the mast on…
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