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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1873. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XVI. GETTING UNDER WAY. Tn unmoor. Getting under way from a single anchor. To cat attd fi? h. To get und ?r way with a wind blowing directly out, and riding head la it;--with a rock or shoal close astern ;--when riding head to wind and tide, and to stand out close-hauled;--wind-rode, with a weather tide;-- tide-rode, casting to windward;--tide-rcde, wearing round. Unmoor.--Pay out on your riding cable, heaving in the slack of the other. When the other is short, trip it, cat and fish, and heave in on your riding cable. Instead of this method, the anchor which you are not riding by may be weighed, if it is a small one, by the long boat. Send the long boat out over the anchor, take aboard the buoy-rope, carrying it over the roller in the boat's stern, or through the end of a davit, clap the watch-tackle to it, and weigh it out of the ground. This done, and the buoy-rope and tackle secured to the boat, heave in on the chain on board, which will bring the anchor alongside, the boat approaching at the same time. When under the bow, cast off the fasts to the boat, heave up the anchor, cat and lish. Getting Under Way From A Single Anchor.--It is the duty of the chief mate to see all ready forward for getting under way; the rigging fair for making sail, the cat and fishtackles rove, and the fish-davit at hand. Heave short on your chain and pawl the windlass. Loose all the sails, if the wind is light, and sheet home and hoist up topsails, topgallant sails, and royals. If there is a stiff breeze, set topsails alone, whole or reefed. You should always, if it will answer, cast on the opposite side from your anchor; that is, if you are riding by your starboard anchor, cast to port. Brace your head yards aback and your after yards full, for the tack you mean t...
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Seaman's Friend, hard core reading
21 Dec 2008
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Richard Dana's "Two Years Before the Mast" is my favorite book, and I have often chosen books to read about sailing in the 1800s. So when I saw I could get another book by Dana I jumped at it. However, since my sailing has been mostly fresh water lake and a little SF Bay day sailing, the minutia of the different parts of a big tall ship was too much for me.
This book is better suited to someone who actually sails on tall ships, or who is a serious naval history buff. (I thought I was, but this was too much arcane detail for me.)
My fault...just what did I expect!
This book is better suited to someone who actually sails on tall ships, or who is a serious naval history buff. (I thought I was, but this was too much arcane detail for me.)
My fault...just what did I expect!
5 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Interesting but not the best
4 Nov 2002
Format:Paperback
An interesting book, but there are definitely better ones to learn how age of the sail ships were manoeuvered.
To get a vivid account of how all these tasks were done during a round-cape-Horn cruise, you'd better read "Two years before the mast" of the same author.
5 of 49 people found the following review helpful
You got the name wrong
4 Nov 1999
Format:Paperback
It's Richard Henry Dana, Jr
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