. Fore and aft craft and their story; an account of the fore and aft rig from the earliest times to the present day. Fig- 47- Smack J. litO Of the early nineteenth centnry. This shows how bad was the cut ot the sails in thosedays, which are in nowise here exaga;erated. (After the engraving by E. W. Cooke.). Fig. 48. Cutter Entering Littlehampton Harbour This illustration, which is after William Daniell and belongs to the year 1823, shows the strong,heavy, full-bowed type of cutter of that time, with square topsail and tgallant. THE FORE-AND-AFT RIG 197 was the handiest for manoeuvring
. Fore and aft craft and their story; an account of the fore and aft rig from the earliest times to the present day. Fig- 47- Smack J. litO Of the early nineteenth centnry. This shows how bad was the cut ot the sails in thosedays, which are in nowise here exaga;erated. (After the engraving by E. W. Cooke.). Fig. 48. Cutter Entering Littlehampton Harbour This illustration, which is after William Daniell and belongs to the year 1823, shows the strong,heavy, full-bowed type of cutter of that time, with square topsail and tgallant. THE FORE-AND-AFT RIG 197 was the handiest for manoeuvring in confined waters, andespecially suitable when harbours had frequently to beentered. Furthermore, it afforded the greatest amountof sail-area with the minimum amount of weight inspars. And lastly, as every one knows, the cutter willsail at least one, if not two points nearer the wind thanthe square-rigger. A typical fast yacht of about theyear 1815 was cutter-rigged, copper-fastened, and some-times copper-sheathed. Having a burthen of 60 or 70tons, with a saloon 10^ ft. by 15 ft., she had also threesmaller bed-cabins and a stewards room, as well as fore-castle. She was ballasted with 5 tons of lead and 25 tonsof iron, the blocks being moulded to fit the hold. It is true that as far back as the year 1780 th
Size: 1887px × 1324px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920, bookpublisherlondo, bookyear1922
