Chapter I: Front Matter

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SAILING.

BY

E. F. KNIGHT,

BARRISTER-AT-LAW,

AUTHOR OF “THE CRUISE OF THE ‘FALCON,’”
“THE ‘FALCON’ ON THE BALTIC,” ETC.

_WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS._

LONDON: GEORGE BELL & SONS, YORK STREET,
COVENT GARDEN.
1889.

LONDON:
PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED,
STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

INTRODUCTORY.
PAGE

The choice of a boat--Description of the various parts of a cutter 1

CHAPTER II.

THE ROPES.

Knots, bends, and hitches 6

CHAPTER III.

THE THEORY OF SAILING.

Leeway and lateral resistance--Heeling--Balancing sails-- Tacking--Action of rudder--Longitudinal resistance--Deep keel or centre-board 15

CHAPTER IV.

ON SMALL BOATS.

Open and half-decked boats--Ballast--The centre-board-- False keels--Lee-boards--Counters, square and pointed sterns--Battened sails 22

CHAPTER V.

THE RIGS OF SMALL BOATS.

Spritsails--Dipping lugs--Standing lugs--Leg of mutton sails--The balance lug--The Una rig--Balance reefs--The sloop--Rules of open boat sailing 28

CHAPTER VI.

A CUTTER’S RIGGING.

The bowsprit--Backstays--Main halyards--Tack tricing line--Lacing mainsail to boom--Maintack tackle--The gaff--Foresheets--Forehorse--Jib sheets--Mainsheet-horse--Topsail--Spinnaker--Strops for block, etc.--The YAWL--The KETCH 42

CHAPTER VII.

HOW TO SAIL A YACHT.

To get under way from moorings or anchorage--Setting sail--Close hauled--Tacking--Missing stays--Waring--Squalls--Shifting jibs--Jibing--Scandalizing mainsail--Hove to--Reefing--Returning to moorings--Running aground 56

CHAPTER VIII.

MISCELLANEOUS HINTS.

Towing a dinghy--Berthon boats--To prevent a dinghy bumping against an anchored yacht--Foul anchor--Mooring--The drogue--The management of open boats in a heavy sea--Management of a yacht in a rough sea--Boarding 71

CHAPTER IX.

FITTING OUT.

Ballasting a yacht--Lead on keel--The anchor--Setting up rigging--Ventilation and dry rot--Mildew in sails--Stretching new sails--Laying up a boat for the winter--Inventory 82

CHAPTER X.

THE ECONOMY BETWEEN DECKS.

The well--Arrangement of cabin--Leaky decks--Cabin lights--The forecastle--Cooking stoves 91

CHAPTER XI.

THE LAWS OF THE SEA.

Board of Trade regulations concerning lights, fog signals, steering and sailing rules, pilot signals, etc.--Custom House clearance on returning from a foreign port--Explanation of the terms used in giving steering directions, etc. 97

CHAPTER XII.

INSTRUMENTS OF NAVIGATION NECESSARY FOR COASTING.

Mercator’s chart--The mariner’s compass--The spirit compass--Variation--Deviation--The log ship and line--The lead line 109

CHAPTER XIII.

HOW TO FIND ONE’S WAY AT SEA.

Cross bearings--Tacking across the sea--Leeway--How to allow for a current--To find the hour of high water 119

CHAPTER XIV.

WEATHER WISDOM.

Use of the instruments--Forecasting weather from natural phenomena, etc. 129

CHAPTER XV.

YACHT RACING.

The new Y.R.A. rule of measurement--Sail area--Time allowance--Rules of racing--Methods of starting 134

CHAPTER XVI.

GLOSSARY OF NAUTICAL TERMS 146

INDEX 153

SAILING.