Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 400
ibly you have decided that nothing buta catwill suit you; but it is nevertheless afact that sloops, cutters, yawls, and sharpies allhave points of superiority over the catboat;and, when one intends to buy, it is better notto jump to conclusions but to make a carefuland intelligent selection. The… … FIG. 2. CLTTER. mainsail of the catboat, a head-sail called the jib. The mainsail, as you know, tends toluff the boats nose into the wind, but thejib has the reverse effect and tends to force thebow off and away from the wind. These sails,if properly proportioned, cause the yacht to keepa straight…
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