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Old 09-21-2008, 09:45 PM
mholmes mholmes is offline
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Default book to explain old rigs?

I'm currently reading "Two Years Before the Mast", the uber classic by Richard Henry Dana Jr., and as great as it is it would be a whole lot better if I understood what he was talking about. I have a ton of sailing books, but none of them help me to sort out the old sailing terms. Studding sails, top-gallant yard-arms, royals, flying jib, buntlines, spankers, clewlines, clewed down, the difference between a brig and a hemaphrodite brig, this is but a small fraction of the confusion. What book can I find that will explain the nuances to me?

much thanks,
matt
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