Luff! EASE OFF MAIN SHEET AND LEE MAIN TOPSAIL SHEET! Weather main clew-garnet! Let go the tack, HAUL UP! Weather topsail brace, topsail clewlines and buntlines! Clear away the main top bowline! settle away the topsail halliards, BRACE ABACK! HAUL OUT THE REEF TACKLES, HAUL UP THE BUNTLINES! HAUL FORWARD THE LEE MAIN TOP BO'LINE! Easing away the lee main brace, and hauling up the lee main clew-garnet. In substituting new running rigging for old, when the run of the lead is not lost, the ends are spliced or married together, and as one is unrove the other enters its place, otherwise men must be sent aloft to reeve it. But do not bear up before this, for, as the wind came abeam, it would act with still greater force on the sails and consequently make it still more dangerous for the spars. Having eased the lee topsail sheet, and hauled up the course, the ship may bear up to repair damages if preferred. Then, with the remaining weather brace and lee top bowline, back the topsail and clew down to take the strain off the lee rigging, or lower stay in the case of a lower yard. Luff then, first of all, to check the forward movement of the yard next ease the lee topsail sheet haul up the course to admit of bracing aback. Left in that position it will either carry away in the slings or part the parrel and endanger the lee rigging and fore-and-aft stay.

The yard or parrel will be the next thing to go, for the yard flies fore-and-aft at once. In choosing the remedy, select that which is most likely to save endangered spars, even at the risk of lost or split canvas.Ĭarrying away weather braces will generally occur at the first burst of a squall, on a wind, nearly all the reefs out and, consequently, no preventer braces aloft. When standing or running rigging carries away, prompt action must be taken to prevent further mischief.

Clew garnet