. Fore and aft craft and their story; an account of the fore and aft rig from the earliest times to the present day. utter that we need not discussthem further. But the sail-plan is deserving of every the bowlines on both topsail and topgallant whichlead forward to the end of the bowsprit; also theDutch way in which the head of the jib ends in atiny yard. The lower course is shaped in the curiousmanner that we have already demonstrated, and itsyard is of course necessarily short. Above this shesets a much-goared topsail, which is thus made to clearthe forestay and both jib
. Fore and aft craft and their story; an account of the fore and aft rig from the earliest times to the present day. utter that we need not discussthem further. But the sail-plan is deserving of every the bowlines on both topsail and topgallant whichlead forward to the end of the bowsprit; also theDutch way in which the head of the jib ends in atiny yard. The lower course is shaped in the curiousmanner that we have already demonstrated, and itsyard is of course necessarily short. Above this shesets a much-goared topsail, which is thus made to clearthe forestay and both jib and fore halyards, and abovethe topsail she carries also a topgallant. But as if thiscanvas were not enough, she carries stunsails, the lowerbooms being run out along the lower yard, while, above,quite short yards and blocks suffice. In addition evento these the mainsail also sets a ring-tail abaft theleach of the mainsail. Of course the square-sails, thestunsails, and the ring-tail were all copied from theprevailing full-rigged ships. But with all this cloudof canvas and a smart breeze, the smuggler must have. ii •5=02 O -^ THE FORE-AND-AFT RIG 185 been a mighty smart craft to be able to elude thisGovernment cruiser. As she came foaming along,with all this immense sail-area aloft, she would havepresented a magnificent sight for any one possessed ofimagination and emotion. Her lines are such that shewould undoubtedly be fast; her rigging and runnersand backstays are all very strong, and of necessity handled, with a sufficient and ample crew,the Fly under way must have shown herself capableof doing some wonderful passages and chases. Shehas set canvas in almost every inch of space, andadditional to what is here seen there would be a jibtopsail as well. Below the small yard to which thelower course is bent there is another yard. This wasknown on full-rigged ships as the barren-yard, and wasused on the cutters for the purpose of sheeting downthe topsail, and in the
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