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Page 238
... sails ( stuns'ls to sailors of bygone genera- tions ) , which are difficult to set and dangerous in sudden shifts of wind . These extra sails , set on special booms fastened to the ends of the yards , were the equivalent of another mast ...
... sails ( stuns'ls to sailors of bygone genera- tions ) , which are difficult to set and dangerous in sudden shifts of wind . These extra sails , set on special booms fastened to the ends of the yards , were the equivalent of another mast ...
Page 241
... sails are set . They are sheeted out , or fastened , to booms rigged through I irons on the yards . Halyards and sheets come down to the deck and the sails can be both set and taken in entirely from below ( page 238 ) . Studding sails ...
... sails are set . They are sheeted out , or fastened , to booms rigged through I irons on the yards . Halyards and sheets come down to the deck and the sails can be both set and taken in entirely from below ( page 238 ) . Studding sails ...
Page 243
... sails would not be good enough to complete the voyage . The tops'ls began to go , and after them the courses . I still beat doggedly to get away from the Lusancays , round which the current to the west seemed to swirl with strength and ...
... sails would not be good enough to complete the voyage . The tops'ls began to go , and after them the courses . I still beat doggedly to get away from the Lusancays , round which the current to the west seemed to swirl with strength and ...
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