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Title: The Book of the Sailboat: How to rig, sail and handle small boats

Author: A. Hyatt Verrill

Release date: January 25, 2017 [eBook #54051]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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THE BOOK OF
THE SAILBOAT

By A. Hyatt Verrill
The Real Story of the Whaler
The Book of the Sailboat
The Book of the Motor Boat
Isles of Spice and Palm
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
Publishers          New York

Fore-and-aft Sails and Rigs

1—Leg-o’-mutton sail. 2—Gunter sail. 3—Lateen sail. 4—Sprit sail. 5—Lug sail. 6—Boom-and-gaff sail. 7—Cat rig. 8—Jib-and-mainsail rig. 9—Sloop rig. 10—Yawl rig (Polemast). 11—Schooner rig (Polemast).

THE BOOK OF
THE SAILBOAT
HOW TO RIG, SAIL AND
HANDLE SMALL BOATS
BY
A. HYATT VERRILL
AUTHOR OF “THE BOOK OF THE MOTOR BOAT”
“ISLES OF SPICE AND PALM,” “THE REAL
STORY OF THE WHALER”
ILLUSTRATED
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
NEW YORK          LONDON
1916
Copyright, 1916, by
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
Printed in the United States of America