10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPRITSAIL»
Discover the use of
spritsail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
spritsail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Rigging of Ships: in the Days of the
Spritsail Topmast, ...
in the Days of the Spritsail Topmast, 1600-1720 R. C. Anderson. 69. Marmara..- w
u--' i .. Q.-.»qu : 23. DUTCH EAST-INDIAMAN. Main Topmast Backstay Fore
Topmast Backstay Crojack Brace Mizzen Topsail Brace Main Topsail Brace Main
...
2
Model Boat Building: The
Spritsail Skiff
Modeler Steve Rogers guides the reader through the complete process, hull master to rigging, for building a 1/2-inch scale, 56-inch model of this wonderful fishing boat.
Steven Rogers, Patricia Staby-Rogers,
1993
3
Seamanship in the Age of Sail: An Account of the ...
At single anchor, the spritsail topsail is well forward of the cable, around which an
anchored vessel pivots. It might have been used to set the vessel ahead, or sheer
it while tending anchor at the change of tide. At the moment of weighing, ...
4
American Small Sailing Craft, Their Design, Development, and ...
Very few boats with the loose-footed spritsail used the traveler and mainsheet
horse, it is claimed; pins that could be shifted in a thwart were thought better in
sheeting the loose-footed spritsail correctly. This form of sail undoubtedly
required as ...
Howard Irving Chapelle,
1951
5
A General History of the Pyrates
35 The Fore Topgallant Sails Tye and Jeer. 36 The Fore Tacks. BOWSPRIT AND
RIGGING 1 Bowsprit. 2 Spritsail Yard and Sail. 3 Spritsail Top and Cross-trees. 4
Spritsail Topsail Yard and Sail. 5 Spritsail Topmast. 6 Spritsail Sheets.
6
Rigging Period Ships Models: A Step-by-Step Guide to the ...
Sheets, spritsail 65 Sheets, spritsail topsail 64 Shroud cleats 31, 42, 94 Shrouds,
bowsprit 20 Shrouds, bumpkin 61 Shrouds, futtock 7 Shrouds, lower 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 10 Shrouds, topgallant 11 Shrouds, topmast 7, 11 Slings 20, 23, 34, 59 Spars ...
7
The Bomb Vessel Granado 1742
Spritsail brace fall (starboard) 7. Spritsail brace fall (port) 8. Jeer halyard fall 9.
Running part of spritsail brace 10. Standing part of spritsail brace 11. Spritsail
brace block and pendant 12. Spritsail 13. Standing part of spritsail sheet H14/1
14.
8
Sailors' Language: A Collection of Sea-terms and Their ...
Spritsail sheet-knot.— "No larger than a spritsail sheet-knot," said of a small man
or boy. Spritsail topsail. — A sail that formerly extended above the sprit sail by a
yard which hung under the jib boom. Spritsail-yard. — A yard that formerly ...
William Clark Russell,
1883
9
A Naval Encyclopaedia: Comprising a Dictionary of Nautical ...
Sprit. A small er crossing a trail diagonally from the tack to the peak, and resting
in a bucket at the mast, called a snotter. The supporting spar, or belly-spar of a
pair of sheers. SPRITSAIL. A sail formerly suspended under the bowsprit, from
the ...
10
The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor; or, a Key to the ...
SPRITSAIL—TOPSAILS—STAYSAILS. *0— The SPRITSAIL TOPSAIL depends
in shape on the Spritsail Topsail Yard: and it is gored sufii ciently, to spread the
Clews to the Spritsail Yard Arms. This Sail, Fig. 329, is bent with Rope-Bands and
...
Darcy LEVER (of Pontefract.),
1819
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPRITSAIL»
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spritsail is used in the context of the following news items.
Wetherspoon opens The Golden Hope pub in Park Road …
The inspiration behind the name is a Thames spritsail sailing barge, which was built in 1866, and sailed for many years until it was converted into “a floating ... «Kent Online, Jul 15»
Review: Summer 2015 Issue Of Spritsail
The Summer 2015 issue of the journal Spritsail takes readers to Falmouth at the beginning of the twentieth century when the town's population was around ... «CapeNews.net, Jul 15»
Regatta home to star on TV hit show
The open-style home at 1 Spritsail Crescent, uses light and modern colours to combine luxury and nature. It features minimalist style architecture, four bedrooms, ... «Whitsunday Times, Jun 15»
Spritsail Issue On Sale Now
Members of the Woods Hole Historical Collection and Museum receive Spritsail in the mail as part of their annual membership dues. This issue features two ... «CapeNews.net, Jun 15»
Bonhams to auction East Anglian landscape paintings by Edward …
The collection includes “exceptional” examples of Seago's East Anglian landscapes such as 'Low tide, Blakeney' estimated at £30,000-50,000 and 'Spritsail ... «East Anglian Daily Times, Jun 15»
"A great venue with fabulous Events, recommended "
The collection includes exceptional examples of Seago's East Anglian landscapes such as 'Low tide, Blakeney' estimated at £30,000-50,000 and 'Spritsail ... «AboutMyArea, Jun 15»
Arson-hit Dolphin Sailing Barge Museum could be rebuilt on south …
Nobody was prosecuted for the incident and up until that fateful day the 19th century former shipwright's building was the only Thames spritsail barge museum in ... «Kent Online, Apr 15»
New beginnnings
The only sail recorded in New Zealand before the 1800s was the double spritsail, a V-shaped sail lashed to spars on each side, which cannot sail to windward. «Otago Daily Times, Mar 15»
Ketchikan man making replica sail for museum ship
... for their effectiveness in harvesting salmon on the Columbia River, according to John Breiby, author of “Rigging the Spritsail on a Bristol Bay Double Ender. «Juneau Empire, Mar 15»
Manatee History Matters: Spritsail skiffs designed for Cortez fishermen
This fishing boat was called a spritsail skiff. Long narrow hulls with purposeful working sails ran up and down Sarasota and Tampa Bay in search of whatever ... «Bradenton Herald, Sep 14»