. Boat sailing in fair weather and foul. drift. The buoy rope, P,leads on board. H is the hawser towhich the boat is riding, A is the anch-or, and B the buoy. To get the anchoraboard haul in on the line, P. This willcause the anchor to cant edgewise, andit can then be easily hauled in. In scudding before a strong wind anda heavy sea in a small craft, a trysail isalways preferable to a sail with a boom,which may effect much mischief bytrailing in the water or suddenly helmsman must be always on thealert to prevent the boat from broach- 72 BOAT SAILING, ing to, which means flying up i
. Boat sailing in fair weather and foul. drift. The buoy rope, P,leads on board. H is the hawser towhich the boat is riding, A is the anch-or, and B the buoy. To get the anchoraboard haul in on the line, P. This willcause the anchor to cant edgewise, andit can then be easily hauled in. In scudding before a strong wind anda heavy sea in a small craft, a trysail isalways preferable to a sail with a boom,which may effect much mischief bytrailing in the water or suddenly helmsman must be always on thealert to prevent the boat from broach- 72 BOAT SAILING, ing to, which means flying up in thewind ; or from being brought by thelee, which means running off so as tobrmg the wind on the other long, narrow boat will always runbefore the wind better than a short,beamy craft, as she is better adaptedfor taking the seas, and she also steerseasier, not yawing about so much orturning round every few^ minutes totake a look at her wake. The inex-perienced boat sailer should bear inmind that scudding in a seaway is tick-. FLOATING ANCHOR JN USE. lish work, and is not unlikely to beattended with peril. If you have notrysail, reef the mainsail and lower thepeak. Hoist on the weather toppinglift so as to keep the boom as high aspossible out of the water. By no meansrun a boat before the wind until it blowstoo hard and the sea is too high to heaveto with safety. If the breeze seemslikely to pipe up, make up your mindimmediately. Delay is your sea anchor ready. Watch KEEP YO UR WE A THER EYE OPEN. 73 for a smooth. When it comes put yourhelm down smartly, trimming in tihemainsheet. When she gets the wind onthe bow, heave your sea anchor over-board and ride to it either with themainsail set or lowered, as may bedeemed best. If you happen to be on a lee shore,with the surf breaking high on thebeach, and you cannot claw off, do notwait until it is too late and your boat isin the breakers. Let go the anchor, andif it holds try to ride out the storm. Ifyour g
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