Comments on: Smell the Sea, Feel the Breeze exhibition of paintings at Falmouth gallery http://intheboatshed.net/2008/02/27/smell-the-sea-feel-the-breeze-exhibition-of-paintings-at-falmouth-gallery/ Journalist and writer Gavin Atkin's weblog about boats, boatbuilding and restoration Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:29:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gavin Atkinhttp://intheboatshed.net/2008/02/27/smell-the-sea-feel-the-breeze-exhibition-of-paintings-at-falmouth-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-10809 Gavin Atkin Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:44:26 +0000 http://intheboatshed.net/2008/02/27/feel-the-breeze-exhibition-of-paintings-at-falmouth-gallery/#comment-10809 It's a dipping lug. Powerful, simple, lifting and effective. See how the halyard also supports the mast.But it's not a sail for cruising, because you need muscle to get the yard around the aft side of the mast each time you go about. It used to be popular with fishermen because they usually had a few crewmen available to help when either sailing outward, or back to port.Gav It’s a dipping lug. Powerful, simple, lifting and effective. See how the halyard also supports the mast.

But it’s not a sail for cruising, because you need muscle to get the yard around the aft side of the mast each time you go about. It used to be popular with fishermen because they usually had a few crewmen available to help when either sailing outward, or back to port.

Gav

]]> By: Ben Crawshawhttp://intheboatshed.net/2008/02/27/smell-the-sea-feel-the-breeze-exhibition-of-paintings-at-falmouth-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-10808 Ben Crawshaw Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:58:59 +0000 http://intheboatshed.net/2008/02/27/feel-the-breeze-exhibition-of-paintings-at-falmouth-gallery/#comment-10808 What a beautiful picture. It reminds me of images associated with the Humber Yawl Club. What would you call the mainsail when it’s loose-footed and the tack’s attached to the stem head like that? In Spain it would be lateen. Ben What a beautiful picture. It reminds me of images associated with the Humber Yawl Club.
What would you call the mainsail when it’s loose-footed and the tack’s attached to the stem head like that? In Spain it would be lateen.
Ben

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