. Boat sailing in fair weather and foul. st,at the same time taking in the slackof the topmast stay. Now to set thejib. First hook on the sheets andtake a turn with the lee one; nexthook on the tack to the traveler andthe halyards to the head. Man theouthaul and bowse the tack out to thebowsprit end. Hoist up on the hal-yards and sweat up with the the sheet, let draw the foresheet,ease off the mainsheet and sail her alongagain. If these instructions are carriedout a storm jib may be set on a reefedbowsprit without parting a rope yarn. To shake a reef out in the mainsail,set up on
. Boat sailing in fair weather and foul. st,at the same time taking in the slackof the topmast stay. Now to set thejib. First hook on the sheets andtake a turn with the lee one; nexthook on the tack to the traveler andthe halyards to the head. Man theouthaul and bowse the tack out to thebowsprit end. Hoist up on the hal-yards and sweat up with the the sheet, let draw the foresheet,ease off the mainsheet and sail her alongagain. If these instructions are carriedout a storm jib may be set on a reefedbowsprit without parting a rope yarn. To shake a reef out in the mainsail,set up on the topping lift so that it maytake the weight of the boom. Untie allthe reef points. Cast off the lashing atthe tack if the sail is laced to the boom,or come up the tack tackle if it is loose-footed. Then ease off the reef earringand hoist the sail, setting up the throatfirst. You can then ease up the toppinglift and trim sheet. 162 BOAT SAILING. A convenient method of bending andunbending a storm trysail is shown inFig. X and Fig.
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