On Yacht Sailing / A Simple Treatise for Beginners upon the Art of Handling Small Yachts and Boats

by Thomas Fleming Day

1—	Freeboard.			22—	Main	sheet.
2—	Rail.			23—	“	peak	halyards.
3—	Cabin house.			24—	“	throat	“
4—	Wheel.			25—	“	peak	halyards	bridles.
5—	Fore	hatch.		26—	Fore	topping	lift.
6—	“	mast.		27—	Main	“	“
7—	“	topmast.		28—	Preventer backstay or runner.
8—	“	truck.		29—	Topmast preventer backstay.
9—	“	doublings.		30—	Bowsprit.
10—	Main	mast.		31—	Bobstay.
11—	“	topmast.		32—	Fore stay.
12—	“	truck.		33—	Fore staysail halyards.
13—	Head of main mast and doublings.			34—	Jib	stay.
14—	Fore	boom.		35—	“	halyards.
15—	“	gaff.		36—	“	topsail	stay.
16—	Main	boom.		37—	“	“	halyards.
17—	“	gaff.		38—	Triatic stay.
18—	Fore	sheet.		39—	Spring stay.
19—	“	peak	halyards.	40—	Main topmast stay.
20—	“	throat	“
21—	“	peak halyard bridles.

SAIL PLAN OF SCHOONER.

SAIL PLAN OF SCHOONER.

1—	Mainsail.			5—	Jib	topsail.
9—	“		peak.	22—	“	“	head.
10—	“		throat.	23—	Jib	topsail	tack.
11—	“		tack.	24—	“	“	clew.
12—	“		clew.	6—	Main	topsail.
2—	Fore	sail.		25—	“	“	head.
13—	“	“	peak.	26—	“	“	clew.
14—	“	“	tack.	27—	“	“	tack.
15—	“	“	clew.	7—	Fore	topsail.
3—	Fore	staysail.		28—	“	“	head.
16—	“	“	head.	29—	“	“	clew.
17—	“	“	tack.	8—	Main	topmast	stays.
18—	“	“	clew.	30—	“	“	“	head.
4—	Jib.			31—	Upper tack.
19—	“	head.		32—	Lower tack.
20—	“	tack.		33—	Clew.
21—	“	clew.

LIST OF BOOKS.

The following books are recommended to the young yachtsman. From them he can obtain information of value, and a study of their pages will materially aid him in gaining a thorough knowledge of the seaman’s art: