On 6/7/2015 5:26 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 09:17:35 -0600, Paul Cassel
wrote:


That is exactly how it was done, except of course it wasn't just you
up there, it was shoulder to shoulder across the spar. A Clipper ship
might have a crew of 200, largely to handle the sails. The crew of a
Frigate would have been larger.

See http://tinyurl.com/n9q8o8s which includes some actual photos of
reefing square sails.


Thanks for the link. If it were just me up there, the sail would be
furled just about the time I got Davey Jones' cooperation.


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