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 321
y cannot be cast asideby simply letting go. The mainsail and topsail are all of one piece of cloth. Thetopmast is fastened to the middle of the shoulder yard by aleather strap passing around the yard. The topmast is held inplace by the wind blowing it against the head of the crew. Byrunning a… … Fig. 194.—English Rig. there. The steering is donewith the feet of the crew. Tolearn to sail this or any othercraft practice is needed.You might as well try to learnto swim from reading a bookas to expect to become an ex-pert sailor without going tosea. The English Rig consists of a mast and…
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