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All hands tally-on to the main tack, and while some are furling the jib, and hoisting the staysail, we mizen-topmen double-reef the mizen topsail and hoist it up.

From Two Years Before the Mast by Dana, Richard Henry

All hands tally-on to the main tack, and while some are furling the jib and hoisting the staysail, we mizzen-top-men double-reef the mizzen topsail and hoist it up.

From Two Years Before the Mast by Dana, Richard Henry