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                              THE BOOK OF
                              THE SAILBOAT




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                          By A. Hyatt Verrill

                      The Real Story of the Whaler

                      The Book of the Sailboat

                      The Book of the Motor Boat

                      Isles of Spice and Palm

                        D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
                      Publishers          New York




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[Illustration: FORE-AND-AFT SAILS AND RIGS]

    1—Leg-o’-mutton sail. 2—Gunter sail. 3—Lateen sail. 4—Sprit
        sail. 5—Lug sail. 6—Boom-and-gaff sail. 7—Cat rig.
        8—Jib-and-mainsail rig. 9—Sloop rig. 10—Yawl rig
        (Polemast). 11—Schooner rig (Polemast).

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                              THE BOOK OF
                              THE SAILBOAT

                         _HOW TO RIG, SAIL AND
                          HANDLE SMALL BOATS_


                                   BY
                            A. HYATT VERRILL

                 AUTHOR OF “THE BOOK OF THE MOTOR BOAT”
                  “ISLES OF SPICE AND PALM,” “THE REAL
                          STORY OF THE WHALER”

                             [Illustration]

                              ILLUSTRATED


                        D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
                        NEW YORK          LONDON
                                  1916




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                          COPYRIGHT, 1916, BY
                        D. APPLETON AND COMPANY


                Printed in the United States of America




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                                CONTENTS


    CHAPTER                                                    PAGE

         I. A SHORT HISTORY OF BOATS                              1
            The first boat. Rafts and canoes. Catamarans.
            Early forms of boats. Coracles and goofahs. The
            evolution of the sailboat. Types of modern boats.
            Schooners, sloops, ketches, catboats, round- and
            flat-bottomed boats.

        II. WHAT BOAT TO USE                                     10
            Speed, stability and seaworthiness. Boats for
            various uses. Whale-boats, surf-boats, life-boats,
            fishing boats, oyster-boats, pilot-boats,
            spongers, skiffs, dories, skip-jacks, etc.

       III. PARTS OF BOATS                                       19
            Various parts of a boat’s hull. Masts and spars.
            Blocks and tackle. Anchors and cables. Deck
            fittings. Cleats, chocks. Rudders, tillers,
            wheels, etc. Keels and centerboards. Leeboards.
            Ropes and standing rigging. What each is for.

        IV. VARIOUS RIGS                                         39
            Square-rigged vessels. Ships, barks, barkentines,
            brigs, brigantines, topsail-schooners, schooners.
            Ketch and yawl rigs. Sloop rigs. Catboats. Types
            of fore and aft sails. Lateen, lug, gunter, sprit,
            leg-o’-mutton and other sails. What rig to use.

         V. HOW TO SAIL A SMALL BOAT                             59
            First steps in learning to sail. Handling and
            sailing small boats. Getting under way. Sailing on
            the wind, tacking. Coming about. Sailing before
            the wind. Wearing ship. Jibing. Luffing. Reefing.
            Coming to a landing. Coming to anchor.

        VI. THE CARE OF BOATS                                    87
            Equipment. Anchors and safety appliances.
            Moorings. Sea anchors. Stowing sail. Care of boats
            and sails. Caulking, painting, etc.

       VII. MARLINSPIKE SEAMANSHIP                              102
            Ropes and their parts. Simple and useful knots.
            Splices. Bends and hitches. Ornamental knots.

      VIII. SIMPLE NAVIGATION                                   125
            Rules of the road at sea. Lights, beacons and
            signals. Buoys and lighthouses. Channels. Use of
            compass. Charts and their use. Dead reckoning.
            Logs. Sounding. Landmarks. Bearings. Currents and
            tides. Fogs. Stars. Winds and waves. Storms.
            Sailing in heavy weather. What to do in case of
            accident.

        IX. BUILDING SMALL BOATS                                164
            The simplest boat to build. How to build a
            round-bottomed boat. Building from patterns.

         X. WHAT NOT TO DO                                      180

            NAUTICAL TERMS AND THEIR MEANINGS                   187

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                         LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS


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        Fore-and-aft sails and rigs               _Frontispiece_
        Primitive boats                                        2
        Types of small boats adapted to special uses          12
        Types of bows and sterns                              22
        Keels, centerboards, leeboards and rudders            27
        Boat fittings and parts of boats                      30
        Running rigging of fore-and-aft rig                   34
        Standing rigging, masts, etc.                         36
        Various rigs                                          41
        Parts of rails, spars, etc., of fore-and-aft rig      43
        Ketch rig. Cat yawl rig                               45
        Sails of