fore-and-aft rig
Americannoun
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Origin of fore-and-aft rig
First recorded in 1825–35
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The advantage of the square-rig over the fore-and-aft rig is, that the sails, being smaller and more numerous, are more easily managed, and require fewer men or “hands” to work them.
From Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
"Why, from her fore-and-aft rig, and the cut of her mainsail, I should say she's down from the port of London; but I'll signal the commodore to come and introduce us!"
From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous
Why, I'll sail any vessel with a fore-and-aft rig.
From Cappy Ricks Retires by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)
The fore-and-aft rig alone would enable a vessel to tack, as it is called, and this could only be used with craft of moderate tonnage.
From English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 by Froude, James Anthony
Of those three varieties of fore-and-aft rig, the cutter—the racing rig par excellence—is of an appearance the most imposing, from the fact that practically all her canvas is in one piece.
From The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph
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