COMMAND. DUTIES. Unhook sister hooks of jib halyards from head of sail; hook one hook in clew and place other hook over jib stay; haul taut halyards and belay, tricing sail up along jib stay. Haul taut and belay both jib sheets. See all gear hauled taut and neatly laid up or flemished down. 4. TO TACK. (a) Ready about........Given as a warning for the crew to prepare for the evolution. The coxswain gives the boat a good full, waits for a smooth time, then eases down the tiller. At the same time the man tending the mainsheet hauls the main-boom amidships slowly. (b) Ease off the jib sheet Given when jib begins to shiver, never before. (c) Let go fore-sheet.....Given when foresail ceases to draw. (d) Shift over main sheet When wind is ahead, shift over the main (e) Haul aft fore and jib sheets. sheet. As soon as the bow of the boat has passed the wind, haul aft fore and jib sheets, leaving the mainsheet slack until boat is well around, then trim by the wind. NOTE ON TACKING.-The boat should be sailed around and not jammed into the wind and backed around. To do this the tiller must be eased down slowly and the main boom hauled amidships very slowly, but not across the midship line, for it will then act as a back sail. In a light breeze the boat will appear inclined to stop head to wind, due to the drag of the propeller. If this occurs, haul aft the new weather jib sheet. This will be taken aback and will pay her head around. If the boat gathers stern board shift the tiller. In a gentle to moderate breeze the boat will tack without backing the jib. If, after having gotten around, the boat falls off too far from the wind, flow the jib sheet, ease off fore-sheet, and sail her up 13050-20-5 to the wind, hauling sheets aft slowly. If sheets are hauled flat aft immediately the boat will lose ground to leeward. When nearly high enough, haul aft the jib sheet and trim by the wind. (a) Stand by to wear.....Given as a warning for the crew to prepare for the evolution. The coxswain puts the tiller up when ready. (b) Ease off mainsheet. Given as her head pays off in order to get the maximum effect of the mainsail in keeping headway. The fore and jib sheets are kept fast as they help to pay off her head. sheets. (c) Ease off fore and jib Given when wind is a little abaft the beam. The sheets are slacked slowly in order to give headway. (d) Down main peak....Given when wind is nearly aft. Slack peak halyards until gaff is perpendicular to mainmast. Mainsheet must be rounded in rapidly. (e) Shift over sheets.....Given when wind is aft. Stand by to haul all sheets aft on the other side. (ƒ) Up main peak.......Given when main boom has been gybed and wind is on new weather quarter. Set mainsail and haul sheet aft; leave other sheets flying so she will come up rapidly. (g) Haul aft fore and Given as she comes by the wind on new jib sheets. tack. Trim both sheets aft, but not too flat. 6. To REEF SAIL. (a) Stand by to reef....Given as a warning for the crew to prepare for the evolution. Tend all halyards. Coxawain brings boat by the wind. (b) Slack down the Coxswain luffs slightly, but not enough to halyards. cause boat to lose headway. Throat, peak, and jib halyards are slacked sufficiently to bring the single reef points down to the boom. COMMAND. (c) Reef sail... (d) Hoist away.... DUTIES. ..Secure tack lashing and then reef earing. In passing earing first take a hauling out turn to stretch the sail along the boom, then take a holding down turn around the boom and through the cringle. Pass reef points around foot of sail, never around boom. Men in charge of parts of boat report when ready. Men at halyards hoist sails, and coxswain lays the boat on desired course. Always keep boat under control while reefing Reef when boat begins to take in water over lee rail or sooner if considered neces sary. Never be afraid of reefing too soon. 7. To SHAKE OUT REEFS. (a) Stand by to shake out reefs. Given as a warning for crew to prepare for the evolution. Tend all halyards. Coxswain brings boat by the wind (b) Slack down the Coxswain luffs slightly, but not enough to halyards. cause boat to lose headway. Jib, peak, and throat halyards are slacked handsomely. (c) Shake out reefs......Come up reef points first, then ease away earings and tack lashings together. Men in charge of parts of boat report when ready. (d) Hoist away. Men at halyards hoist sails. Coxswain lays boat on desired course. 8. TO HEAVE-to. (a) Stand by to heave- Given as a warning to the crew to prepare to. (b) Haul main-boom amidships. Haul aft weather jibsheet. Down foresail. for the evolution. Coxswain brings boat by the wind and keeps tiller a-lee. These commands are given simultaneously and are obeyed by the men at their stations. In heavy weather the foresail is dowsed. In light breezes the fore-sheet may be simply slacked off and the forepeak dropped. If If bow falls off, slack away jib sheet. In this condition boat should lie dead in the 9. TO GET UNDERWAY FROM "HEAVE-TO." (a) Make sail. Haul aft jib-sheet, hoist foresail or fore-peak if dropped, and haul aft fore-sheet; ease the tiller and ease off main-boom. 10. TO UNSTEP MASTS. (SEE NOTES ON UNSTEPPING AT END OF THIS SECTION.) (a) Prepare to unstep... Remove thwarts and place fore and aft, outboard; remove bottom boards in wake of heels of masts and provide marline spike and hammer for each mast. Unhook jib halyards from clew of jib and hook in ringbolt in eyes of boat, reeve hauling part of jib halyards through ringbolt and belay to samson post. Come up jib-stay; come up fore and main shrouds, keeping one turn with them only; come up mainstay and keep it in hand, carrying it inboard to fore and aft line. Unship foreand main-boom goosenecks, and swing fore-boom to port and main-boom to starboard side of their respective masts; come up fore and main gaff parrel lashings. Cast off main-boom topping lift, putting figure 8 knot in end so it will not unreeve; unhook lower block of mainsheet from traveler. Unhook lower block main throat halyards and hook into bowline thrown in end of port stern fast; carry hauling part of throat halyards aft and round-in, taking a light strain. COMMAND. (b) Stand by..... (c) Unstep mainmast, ease away, haul down. (d) Unstep foremast, ease away. (a) Prepare masts. DUTIES. .Come up starboard fore shrouds and carry them inboard to center line; man mainstay, tend main throat halyards and main shrouds; prepare to open main gate. Forecastle and foremast details stand by to receive mainmast as it is lowered. Open main gate; ease away on main throat halyards; haul down on mainstay; steady mast by tending main shrouds, and lower it to starboard of foremast. Launch main boom forward as mast is lowered, sliding hoops toward masthead. Lower mast until forward details can support it with their shoulders and then remove king pin. Place mast outboard on starboard side. The crew then take stations for unstepping the foremast. Tend jib halyards; carry starboard fore shrouds outboard and take one turn through eyebolt, and tend both starboard and port shrouds to steady mast. Mainmast detail stands by to receive fore mast. Open fore gate; tend shrouds to keep mast in fore and aft line; ease away on jib halyards until mainmast detail can support mast on their shoulders. Remove king pin. Place mast outboard on port side 11. To STEP MASTS. to step Place foremast on fore and aft line and see all gear clear. Reeve and tend shrouds; reeve and man jib halyards. (b) Step foremast.. Mainmast detail pick up foremast and place heel of mast in step. Put in king pin. hoist away on jib halyards, tending shrouds; close fore gate. |