Young sailor's assistant in practical seamanship including the rules of the road; directions for resuscitating the apparently drowned, etc., etc., together with the salutes ... naval signal flags, Very's lights, and the international code of signals (1893)
Taunt, Emory H · Washington · leaf 334
il each man has hold of the reefline, then face to leeward, and light the sail out to wind-ward. As soon as the weather earing is passed, face towindward and light the sail out to leeward. As soon asthe lee earing is passed, toggle the reef beckets and lay in. To Shake out the Reef.The reef tackles… … Bull earing passed with riding turn. To pass a bull earing? It is rove with a long running eye round the yard-arm,and passed, from aft forward, through the reef cringle;the sail is then hauled well up on top of the yard; then takethree turns with the earing, round the yard and up throughthe…
Navigation · Signals and signaling
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