No. Loosing and making sail. Dowsing and furling sail. Reefing and shaking out Unstepping and stepping reefs. masts (special duties). 3. In charge forecastle; man Let go jib halyards; furl Jib halyards; pass earing jib halyards. jib. and points; shake out. Shift foresheet to port Tend starboard fore 2. LOOSING AND MAKING SAIL (MASTS BEING STEPPED, SAILS BENT.) COMMAND. (a) Loose sail... (b) With starboard (or port) sheet, make sail. DUTIES. .Clear away sails. No. 1 shifts standing part of jib halyards from clew to head of sail. Man all halyards; tend jib downhaul, all sheets and main-boom topping lift; stand by to clear mast rings. Coxswain lays boat on desired course. Men stationed on halyards hoist away smartly, hand over hand, keeping gaffs horizontal until sails are all the way up. Clear mast rings. Nos. 10 and 11 must see that peak of mainsail does not foul bridle of topping lift, especially when making sail on port tack. 3. DOWSING AND FURLING SAIL. (a) Stand by to shorten Given as a warning for crew to stand by sail. (b) Shorten sail.. (c) Furl sail...... their stations. Man jibdownhaul; tend all halyards; take in slack of main-boom topping lift; stand by to haul down on mast rings and on leech of mainsail (No. 12). .....Slack away halyards roundly, keeping gaffs in horizontal position; haul down jib; haul down on mast rings and leech of mainsail; trim sheets in. No. 3 gathers in jib to keep it from going overboard; sails must be kept in the boat. .Belay fore and main sheets, haul aft and belay port jib sheet. Haul taut and belay jib downhaul. In furling, haul all sail and dog's ears over to port side of booms (opposite to that on which main-boom topping lift is secured). Furl jib, fore, and mainsails in same direction. Pass in leech of sail taut along boom; begin at lowest part and roll sail up neatly, stowing all earings, etc., inside, and make a taut skin. Pass gaskets so that they will tend to haul sail on top of boom. |