10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUNTER-RIGGED»
Discover the use of
gunter-rigged in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
gunter-rigged and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Dinghy Cruising Companion: Tales and Advice from Sailing ...
Small gunter-rigged dinghies usually have a single halyard on the mainsail. This
arrangement is admirably straightforward, but once a reef has been put in the
mainsail, the yard will inevitably sag away from the mast so that the sail does not
...
2
Clinker Plywood Boatbuilding Manual
In small gunter- rigged boats the halliard is bent to the yard with a rolling hitch or
topsail halliard bend . This has to be shifted when reefing. Gunter Rig 7-107 7-
108 The tack is laced to the. lain Ougktnsd / Boatbuilding Manual 157 Gunter Lug
.
3
Dark Shadows at Dawn Light
He talked much about jibs, gaff- rigged main and foresails, and gaff- or gunter-
rigged topsails. Most of the crew seemed to enjoy what they learned from him,
and Leedy Stocks took great pride in the attention he received. Captain Murphy ...
Where the spar is hauled upright along the mast we say it is Gunter-rigged, and
the sail is almost triangular. It is so called after a chap called Edmund Gunter,
who thought of this splendid idea in a calculator. The lower end of the gaff slides
...
5
Outlines of naval routine
205 Do. of a 32 ,, Pinnace, Lug-rigged, - - 206 Do. of a 32 ,, ,, Schooner-rigged, - -
207 Do. of a 32 „ Barge, Lug-rigged, - - 208 Do. of an Admiral's Barge, Sliding-
Gunter-rigged, - 209 Do. of a Launch, - - - 210 Rigging Warrant for the Launch, ...
Alexander Dingwall Fordyce, 1837
6
Conrad Between the Lines: Documents in a Life
She wras a cutter, but l altered her into a gunter rigged fore and aft schooner. I
put a counter on her and she had foresail and mainsail gunter lugs, rigged with
the same kind of spilling lines on her mainsail as on the Velelh. The jib I set "
flying.
Gene M. Moore, Allan Simmons, John Henry Stape, 2000
While many of these claims are found to be wanting, no such evidence will
convince a devotee of the Little-Puddledunk-papier-méiché-sliding gunter-rigged
-12' one-designs that his boat isn't the greatest small racing machine ever
designed.
Gunter-rigged mainsail and jib (53-foot, 63-foot or.75-foot Marconi) give the
Bauer 10 a "big boat" personality, making her an ideal junior trainer and an
exciting day sailer. Write or call for detailed information or see the Bauer 10 in
action in our ...
9
Ever Wonder Why We Do It?
I had the loan of a heavy, eight foot, flatebottomed, gunter rigged dinghy for about
a month and in her I discovered the joys of running before the wind, tempered
only by the knowledge that the further I ran the further I would have to row back.
10
Tidewater Triumph: The Development and Worldwide Success of ...
Baltimore's sails included one or more jibs, gaff-rigged main and foresail, and
probably gaff- or gunter-rigged topsail or topsails. A number of schooners were
launched by Somerset County shipwrights, beginning with Sarah in 1731.
Geoffrey M. Footner, 1998
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUNTER-RIGGED»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
gunter-rigged is used in the context of the following news items.
Boating Visitors To Ireland's South Coast Get Mixed Welcome …
... some photos of interesting boats met along the way, and one which really rang the bell was a little Ette Class clinker-built gunter-rigged sloop ... «Afloat, Sep 14»
Happy Birthday: 93 facts about The Duke of Edinburgh
Uffa produced a 24 ft Gunter-rigged dinghy, which was very fast, but the experiment was not a success. The Duke went on the sail 'Fairey Fox' ... «Royal Central, Jun 14»
Titanic Emotions
Yet still other boats stuck with the original gunter rig, claiming that the only true Waverley was a gunter-rigged one, and disdaining the success ... «Afloat, Jun 13»
92 facts about The Duke of Edinburgh
Uffa produced a 24 ft Gunter-rigged dinghy, which was very fast, but the experiment was not a success. The Duke went on the sail 'Fairey Fox' ... «Royal Central, Jun 13»
More pottering around - testing the Potter 15
A sail raised by either of these means is called a gunter-rigged sail. A vessel with a gunter-rigged mainsail is called a gunter rig. Gunter rig is ... «My Sailing, Sep 11»
John Leather, 1928-2006
One of his most popular designs was the 17ft (5.2m) gunter-rigged Norfolk Oyster, currently built by Charlie Ward in North Norfolk, in wood or ... «Classic Boat, Sep 11»
Bounty boat in near capsize
Four sailors sailing a 25ft gunter-rigged launch to recreate Captain William Bligh's open boat voyage, suffered a serious knockdown and near ... «Yachting Monthly, Jun 10»
