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 662
—Fig. 4. the disadvantage of being fastenedto the sailor, so that he cannot eas-ily get loose in case of accident. Skate-sails have long been in usein Norway, Denmark, and othernorthern countries (Fig. 5 showsone of the rigs used there), but theyhave only recently been introducedinto this country.… … Skate-sailing.—Fig. 5.RULES OF SKATE-SAILING. 1. Those on the port tack mustgive way to those on the starboardtack. 2. When moving side by side, ornearly so, on the same tack, thoseto windward must give way to thoseto leeward when requested to doso, if there is an obstacle in thecourse of the…
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