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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