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Re: Misérable
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Sun, 20 Apr 2003 07:28:09 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Richie Dulin writes:
> In lugnet.pirates, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > Jibs in general replaced sprit-sails - any reason for including
> > both? Just for fun, or is there a time-frame where both were used?
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> Well, it did get the sail count to a nice round *twenty*! The spritsail was
> generally replaced by the jib, but it seems many late 18th - early 19th
> century tall ships retained the rigs and the sails... they just weren't used
> very often. (And almost certainly never simultaneously with three jibs!).
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> When running before a light breeze, though, every square inch of sail would
> count...
(Just did a quick scan of the house...)
Certainly the Endeavour (albeit a barque) in the mide-late 18th century and
the Supply (albeit a brig) in the late 18th/early 19th century had and used
spritsails as well as jibs... I've seen a print of a painting of the frigate
/Harrington/ under sail with jibs and spritsails too (but don't have a date
- or confirmation that it's a correct representation).
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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