by the arrow. The rig was manipulated just like the double Swedish sail,
lifting it over the head when it was desired to change tack.



The Lanteen Sail.

[Illustration: Fig. 11. The Lanteen Sail.]

The lanteen sail we found to be a very good rig. It was made in the form
of a triangle, measuring eight feet on one side, seven and one-half feet
on another side and six and one-half feet on the third. The six and
one-half foot side was secured to a boom, and the seven and one-half foot
side to a yard. The yard and boom were hinged together by a leather strap
nailed on as shown in Fig. 12, and to this hinge a rope was attached,
which served as a sheet. These spars were secured to a mast erected
perpendicularly to the boom and intersecting the yard a little above its
center. We had had some trouble with the first sails we made in keeping
the base of the sail against the body, and to overcome this difficulty
Bill proposed tying the bottom of the mast to the leg. This was a rather
risky thing to do, as we learned later, for in case of accident it would
be difficult to get clear of the sail. It was Reddy who finally solved the
problem by rigging up a step for the mast. It consisted of a leather tag
tied to the leg, and provided with a hole into which the bottom of the
mast was fitted. To prevent the mast from slipping too far into the step
the lower portion of it was whittled down, leaving a shoulder which rested
on the leather. Bill later devised another step, which consisted of a
wooden block (Fig. 14) strapped to the leg and formed with a shallow
socket to receive the end of the mast.