Camp, Walter, 1859-1925, ed · New York, P. F. Collier & son · leaf 116
w w ^ Fig. 4. Fig. 5. side she is on the port tack. In Fig. 4 a boat is tack-ing right in the teeth of the wind, represented by thearrow W, She sails the same distance on each tack,each tack being at about right angles to the last. InFig. 5 the wind is not right ahead, but a little on oneside of… … Vol. 14—4 Sports and Games CENTRE OF EFFORT Of the various effects of the wind upon the sailsof a vessel, the last we have to deal with is its ten-dency to blow either the vessels bow or stern round,if the sails are not properly balanced. If, for ex-ample, a boat sailing with the wind abeam carry…
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