. Boat sailing in fair weather and foul. X. COMBINATION ROWING AND SAILINGBOATS. A BOAT intended for bothrowing and sailingshould be partly decked,and have as high acoaming as possible round thecockpit. A folding centerboardshould be fitted as in Fig. to,so as to avoid the awkwardnessof a trunkjWhich in a small crafttakes up too much room. Out-side ballast is not necessary ; afew bags of sand will do in-stead. An open boat undersail is dangerous except in thechase In d tiauds of a skilled boatman. Intraveler, a scrub racc the helmsman^^ * cracks on until the lee gun-wale is almost on a level w
. Boat sailing in fair weather and foul. X. COMBINATION ROWING AND SAILINGBOATS. A BOAT intended for bothrowing and sailingshould be partly decked,and have as high acoaming as possible round thecockpit. A folding centerboardshould be fitted as in Fig. to,so as to avoid the awkwardnessof a trunkjWhich in a small crafttakes up too much room. Out-side ballast is not necessary ; afew bags of sand will do in-stead. An open boat undersail is dangerous except in thechase In d tiauds of a skilled boatman. Intraveler, a scrub racc the helmsman^^ * cracks on until the lee gun-wale is almost on a level with thewater. He may go along like this forsome time, but if the water is rough,ten to one a sea will sooner or later comein over the lee bow, and the weight ofwater to leeward may cause the boatto capsize before the sheet can be let goand the helm put hard down to bringher head to wind. This in itself is notagreeable ; and failing to right the boatone may be compelled to cling to thekeel or rail until relief comes, or till hegets too t
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