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 609
^K^^ Cat-boat. sail, which is like an ordinary main-sail with gaff and boom, is hoistedto its place by halliards, of whichthere are usually two, one to raisethe outer end of the sail (called thepeak), and one the inner corner(called the throat). The sheet isfastened to the boom. The sail,which… … Sloop-rig. Sail, Plans, and Lines. by which its size may be lessenedin case the wind blows strong. This is done by letting down thesail and tying one or more of theserows of ropes on one side of thesail to corresponding ropes on theother side. When the lower row isthus tied, the sail is said to be…
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