Description
Sailing Ship Rigs and Rigging helps the reader recognize and understand various sailing ship rigs. The book compiles sail plans from well-known vessels and explains both the overall rig and the names of masts, spars, sails, and rigging details.
The selection ranges from the five-masted full-rigged ship Preussen and the barque Potosi to the seven-masted schooner Thomas W. Lawson, the yacht Sunbeam, and the cutter Britannia. Brigs, barquentines, coastal schooners, and ketches demonstrate the breadth of traditional sail plans.
The book contains 32 illustrations and approximately 31 vessel plans. The plans are accompanied by descriptions and information such as year of construction, shipyard, owners, and dimensions. Perspective drawings and explanations of running and standing rigging make the work relevant for model builders and readers wishing to study the function of the rig.
The publication is in English and is published by Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd. Author: Harold A. Underhill. ISBN: 9780851741765.
