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... sail Boom jaw Fitting which clips the boom onto the mast. Roach Curved edge of the sail ( supported by battens ) Leech Back edge of the sail Batten Stiffening strip which supports the edge of the sail Batten ... sail Bottom edge of the sail.
... sail Boom jaw Fitting which clips the boom onto the mast. Roach Curved edge of the sail ( supported by battens ) Leech Back edge of the sail Batten Stiffening strip which supports the edge of the sail Batten ... sail Bottom edge of the sail.
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... sail mass m then yields the solar sail acceleration . A factor of 2 must also be added to account for the sail reflectivity since reflected photons impart a reaction of equal magnitude to incident photons . However , a finite sail ...
... sail mass m then yields the solar sail acceleration . A factor of 2 must also be added to account for the sail reflectivity since reflected photons impart a reaction of equal magnitude to incident photons . However , a finite sail ...
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... sail taut along a spar. A jib boom was a spar that formed the extension of the bowsprit. An outrigger was a spar extended from the side of a ship to help secure the mast. A sprit was a spar crossing a for-and-aft sail diagonally. A yard ...
... sail taut along a spar. A jib boom was a spar that formed the extension of the bowsprit. An outrigger was a spar extended from the side of a ship to help secure the mast. A sprit was a spar crossing a for-and-aft sail diagonally. A yard ...
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J. J. Fetter, Peter Isler. 82. WHY. IS. THE. NO-SAIL. ZONE. 90. DEGREES? The size of the no-sail zone is slightly different for each boat. Some racing boats with very efficient sails and keels can sail as close as 30 degrees to the wind.
J. J. Fetter, Peter Isler. 82. WHY. IS. THE. NO-SAIL. ZONE. 90. DEGREES? The size of the no-sail zone is slightly different for each boat. Some racing boats with very efficient sails and keels can sail as close as 30 degrees to the wind.
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... sail with two sails as long as possible, because the boat will be better balanced than under main or jib alone. If the wind continues to build, and the vessel continues to mis- behave, you are not out of options, but you won't be able to ...
... sail with two sails as long as possible, because the boat will be better balanced than under main or jib alone. If the wind continues to build, and the vessel continues to mis- behave, you are not out of options, but you won't be able to ...
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Page 17 - Colder and louder blew the wind, A gale from the Northeast, The snow fell hissing in the brine, And the billows frothed like yeast. Down came the storm, and smote amain The vessel in its strength; She shuddered and paused, like a frighted steed, Then leaped her cable's length.
Page 23 - It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us...
Page 20 - HALF a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. " Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns," he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.
Page 16 - Last night, the moon had a golden ring, And to-night no moon we see! " The skipper, he blew a whiff from his pipe. And a scornful laugh laughed he.
Page 16 - Her cheeks like the dawn of day, And her bosom white as the hawthorn buds, That ope in the month of May.
Page 21 - Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volley'd and thunder'd; Storm'd at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of hell Rode the six hundred. Flash'd all their sabres bare, Flash'd as they turn'd in air Sabring the gunners there, Charging an army, while All the world wonder'd. Plunged in the battery-smoke Right thro' the line they broke; Cossack and Russian Reel'd from the sabre-stroke Shatter'd and sunder'd.
Page 17 - But the father answered never a word, A frozen corpse was he. Lashed to the helm, all stiff and stark, With his face turned to the skies, The lantern gleamed through the gleaming snow On his fixed and glassy eyes. Then the maiden clasped her hands and prayed That saved she might be ; And she thought of Christ, who stilled the wave On the Lake of Galilee.
Page 20 - Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die.
Page 7 - O thou that rollest above, round as the shield of my fathers! Whence are thy beams, O sun! thy everlasting light? Thou comest forth, in thy awful beauty; the stars hide themselves in the sky; the moon, cold and pale, sinks in the western wave. But thou thyself movest alone: who can be a companion of thy course!
Page 18 - The salt sea was frozen on her breast, The salt tears in her eyes; And he saw her hair, like the brown sea-weed, On the billows fall and rise. Such was the wreck of the Hesperus, In the midnight and the snow! Christ save us all from a death like this On the reef of Norman's Woe!