Camp, Walter, 1859-1925, ed · New York, P. F. Collier & son · leaf 169
the yard is first hoistedto the requisite height with the halyard, and then thetack is hauled down until the sail stands perfectlytaut and flat. As considerable force has to be exertedin order to get the tack down, it is usual to have atack purchase; when the ropes and sail stretch in abreeze, it… … Boating hooking on to a thimble fastened to the boom, whilethe lower block hooks on to an eye in the mast. Adownhaul is fitted to the yard. The sheet is thus arranged: One end of it is fas-tened to one quarter of the boat; the other end leadsthrough a block on the boom and then through an-other…
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