The small yacht, its management and handling for racing and sailing, with chapters on construction (1909)
Boardman, Edwin Augustus, 1876- [from old catalog] · Boston, Little, Brown, and company · leaf 175
THE SMALL YACHT to gain any lead as her wind is taken theminute she forges ahead. (See diagram 10.)As A, the leeward boat, gets well down tothe mark before she jibes, D takes herspinnaker aboard, jibes her mainsail quickly,and with a rush crosses the sterns of B of … Cut 10. Approaching the mark, before thewind. D in a bad position for the turn. and ^C and, placing her bowsprit betweenA and the mark, forces her way into theweather position on the round. (See dia-gram 11.) This is made possible becauseD is able to run across the wind fasterthan before it, and is…
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