Download or read book The Art and Science of Sailmaking (Classic Reprint) written by Samuel B. Sadler and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-04 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Art and Science of Sailmaking The Author of this work is sanguine that it will meet with a favour able reception, not only by the Sailmaker, but also by those who use sails, as no book. Has hitherto been published, to his knowledge, which deals with the subject of Sailmaking in a really scientific manner. He is convinced that no manufacture can be successfully carried on without fixed principles or methods to guide the workman. That art and science are required in Sailmaking is evident from the fact that a sail, after it has been in use for a time, should compare favourably in every detail with the plan and specification given to the maker, and have all the qualities of a at and lifting sail. The Author uses the word lifting advisedly, as it is a most important and, indeed, essential feature in a fore and aft sail that it be a help in lifting the vessel out of the trough of the sea, and keep her free and lively upon the surface. He does not hesitate to add that, in his belief, many vessels, more especially fishing smacks, are lost, and numbers of lives sacrificed annually, in consequence of baggy sails, which during a gale hold the wind' and press the vessels down, there being no freedom for the Wind's exit out of the after-leech. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."