Crew stations for getting underway:
When making sail, the mate and the tackman go to the main halyards, one taking the throat and the other the peak. The skipper and his watch look out for the lashings, crotch, sheet, and see the gaff clear of the lifts. If the boat is a yawl, they cast loose and hoist the mizzen, the mate and tackman attending in the same way to the headsails. The after guard looks after the jib sheets and backstays, the forward gang get the anchor and cat it, standing by forward until she is properly cast and underway; then they clear up decks.
CREW STATIONS—ON THE WIND RACING.