10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAFF-TOPSAIL»
Discover the use of
gaff-topsail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
gaff-topsail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Eagle Seamanship: A Manual for Square-Rigger Sailing
When the spanker is set, the movement of the gaff is controlled by the spanker
sheet, to which it is connected through the leech of the spanker. In such cases the
vangs are used mainly for trimming. GAFF TOPSAIL The gaff topsail, like the ...
2
Hunt's Yachting Magazine
At sunrise on the 12th we set our topmasts once more on end, and set fore-
topsail and main gaff-topsail. Excellent opportunities for taking observations
occurred to-day, and we found our position at noon to bo lat 45° 4' N., long. 9° 55'
"W.
3
Chapman Great Sailing Ships of the World
3-Masted Schooner 1 Middle staysail (flying jibl 2 Outer jib 3 Inner jib 4
Forestaysail 5 Foresail 6 Fore gat't'-topsail 7 Main-topmast staysail 8 Mainsail 9
Main gaff-topsail 10 Mizzen-topmast staysail 1 1 Mizzen sail 1 2 Mizzen gaff-
topsail ...
5, Lower-top topsail. 16. Main topgallant sail. 6. Upper-top topsail. 17. Main royal.
7. Fore topgallant sail. 18. Mizzen staysail. 8. Fore royal. 19. Mizzen topmast
staysail. 9. Main topmast staysail. 20. Spanker. 10. Middle staysail. 21. Gaff-
topsail.
30 0 ... 48 0 Fore staysail ! ... 36 0 ... 36 0 Fore course 58 0 68 0 40 0 44 0 Fore
topsail 38 0 59 6 37 0,37 0 Fore top gallant sail... 29 0 39 6 19 0 21 0 Fore top
gaff sail 39 0 48 0 ... 64 0 Main gaff sail 34 0 43 0 ... 73 0 Main gaff topsail 13
0J38 0 .
6
The yacht sailor, by Vanderdecken
1 Main shrouds 28 Fore downhaul 2 Topmast shrouds 29 Jib downhaul 3
Topmast stay 30 Gaff-topsail bowline -t Forestay 31 Gaff-topsail bowline bridle 5
Runner pennants 32 Signal halyards 6 Runners 33 Dead eyes and shroud lan7 ...
William Cooper (yachtsman.), 1862
7
American Ship Models and How to Build Them
... 170, spanker sheet; 171, 172, main brace; 173, 174, cross-jack lift; 175, 176,
main jeer tackle; 177, 178, cross- jack jeer tackle; 179, spanker outhaul; 180,
spanker inhaul; 181, gaff topsail tack; 182, gaff topsail sheet; 183, gaff topsail
halliard.
8
Sailing to the Far Horizon: The Restless Journey and Tragic ...
... Fore gaff topsail Fore gaffsail Main gaff topsail Main topmast Main gaffsail
Mainmast Topsides Cap rail Ratlines Baggywrinkles Mizzen gaff topsail Mizzen
topmast Mizzen gaffsail Mizzenmast Mizzen gaff Mizzen boom Stern Taffrail
Davits.
Pamela Sisman Bitterman, 2012
9
The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
the . To inform; divulge a secret: low (perhaps orig. c.): from ca 1810. (Earlier
blow the gab, see GAB. See also BLOW.) Marryat. gaff-topsail. hat . A silk
TOPPER (2): nautical: late C.19–20. gaffer . A husband: C.18 coll or dial. 2. An
A-Z 2013.
10
Epitaph for a Beautiful Ship
In 1969, the Gamage yard launched the 69-ton gaff topsail Hudson River sloop
Clearwater for promoters who wished to call attention to environmental
degradation in the Hudson River and Adventure was built by Cap'n Jim in
Cambridge, Md., ...
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAFF-TOPSAIL»
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gaff-topsail is used in the context of the following news items.
Sunday and Monday's area sports schedule and upcoming area …
... gaff-topsail (saltwater catfish), rat red (under 27 inches), sheepshead, speckled trout and white trout. The rodeo also has a scuba division and ... «Daily Comet, Jun 15»
67th annual Golden Meadow-Fourchon Tarpon Rodeo begins soon
... 27 inches), croaker, drum, flounder, gaff-topsail (saltwater catfish), rat red (under 27 inches), sheepshead, speckled trout and white trout. «Houma Courier, Jun 15»
#TCFishing: It's 'gator' season
... using jigs and shrimp including undersized gag grouper, snapper, snook, black drum, sheepshead and a giant gaff-topsail catfish (sail cat). «TCPalm, May 15»
WEEKEND: SCHOONER VIRGINIA VISITING CAPE CHARLES
A two-masted, gaff-topsail knockabout schooner, the Virginia is 126 feet long, 24 feet wide and weighs 157 tons Her mainmast towers 112 feet ... «Cape Charles Wave, May 14»
[DEALS] Experience your sailing adventure of a lifetime with Burma …
Burma Boating operates two classic wooden yachts: The 85 foot two-master Meta IV and the 100 foot gaff-topsail schooner Raja Laut. «Shanghaiist, Mar 14»
National catfish day: One man's junkfish is another's entertainment
The cross formation is also found in the hardhead's cousin, the gaff-topsail catfish. The rattle heard when shaking the skull isn't a sign of being ... «Naples Daily News, Jun 13»
Flung catfish lands, lodges in 11-year-old girl's flesh
Witnesses say the spine of the 2- to 3-pound catfish, probably a gaff-topsail, hit the girl between her shoulder blades. She started crying. «St. Petersburg Times, Jul 05»
