What to do and how to do it; the American boys handy book (1920)
Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 320
Fig. 192.—Norwegian Rig. the stern or ** aft end of the sail, so that he can see to steer.The man in front must hold on and trust to Providence and thesteersman. This is rather an awkward rig, but it has the ad-vantage of carrying two instead of one, and is consequently infavor with people who like… … The Danish Rig consists of a mainmast andtopmast. The latter can belet down when required. Thediagram (Fig. 193) is made ofdimensions suitable for a good-sized boy. The straps nearthe bottom of the topmast are for the purpose of binding the ^* sail to the back of the crew, Fig. 193.—Danish Rig.…
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