The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 145
d heshould take in sail altogether. Many canoes have sliding seats,made in two pieces, the upper shp-ping sidewise over the lower toeither side so that the crew can sit away out to windward and balancethe boat in a far heavier wind thanwould otherwise be possible. Intacking, the canoeist throws… … Camp-stove for Wood. turning. More than one hundredpounds of ballast may be carried ina sailing canoe in bags of about 25pounds each. As much as 175pounds was formerly carried, but atpresent the most expert canoeistsrarely carry ballast when racing. Unless a canoe is very well bal-lasted, sail…
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