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 safest of all rigs for a small open boat, and it is very easy to handle. It will be observed that the weight of canvas is mostly in the body of the boat, and that there is very little weight aloft. The sail is laced to the mast, which need be but a light spar, as it has no heavy gaff or yard to support, and small strain comes upon any part of it. One halyard hoists the sail. The sail can be easily rolled up and tied along the mast, or brailing-lines can be employed as in the spritsail-rigged boat.