. Fore and aft craft and their story; an account of the fore and aft rig from the earliest times to the present day. a P-l 276 THE FORE-AND-AFT RIG TO-DAY shown in what manner and under w^hat influences thevarious main developments of the rig have taken placewithin our own times by the Anglo-Saxon people. Ithas been, and still continues to be, a blessing and aboon to sailor-men, whether professional or amateur,and with the addition of the motor within the last fewyears it has shown itself far too valuable to be discardedfor many long years to come. It has been the meansof keeping alive that sp
. Fore and aft craft and their story; an account of the fore and aft rig from the earliest times to the present day. a P-l 276 THE FORE-AND-AFT RIG TO-DAY shown in what manner and under w^hat influences thevarious main developments of the rig have taken placewithin our own times by the Anglo-Saxon people. Ithas been, and still continues to be, a blessing and aboon to sailor-men, whether professional or amateur,and with the addition of the motor within the last fewyears it has shown itself far too valuable to be discardedfor many long years to come. It has been the meansof keeping alive that spirit which is one of the mostvaluable possessions of our race, the love of the sea;for the square rig means a large craft, and that meansincreased expense and fewer numbers. But the fore-and-aft rig, because it is applicableeven to the smallest craft, is at once a training institu-tion for the learner and an economical teacher. What-ever changes our shipping and craft may in the yearsto come be destined to suffer, at least it is to be desiredthat so wholesome a lurer to the healtiiy enjoyment ofthe sea life wil
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