sail details
based on David Steel Art of Sailmaking 1796
laceing holes top rope 1.5”
head cringle (HC) folded edge all sides
reef bands on front leech rope side of lower sails sail edge 8” wide reef cringle (RC)
leech rope rope loop reef points on lower sails length determined by yard reef cringle (RC) cringle diameter leech rope reef tackle cringle (RTC) sail edge
middle band on front upper bowline cringle (UBC) rope loop side of lower sails main topgallant stuns’l 24” wide leech line cringle (LC) foot rope fore topgallant stuns’l middle bowline cringle (MBC) leach lining clue cringle
lower bowline cringle (LBC)
bunt line hole bunt line band 24” wide clue cringle (CC) 2” overlap or cringle (BC) on front side canvas of lower sails foot rope fore topmast stuns’l sail edge on reef band main royal stuns’l rope grommet main topmast stuns’l length of reef points on each side of sail for bottom reef points is the maximum circumference of yard - upper reef points 3” shorter 2” rope fore royal stuns’l used to shorten sail in heavy weather main skysail reef point Underhill p 116 & p150
fore skysail main royal sail
main lower stuns’l fore lower stuns’l fore royal sail mizzen skysail
main topgallant sail mizzen royal sail UBC LC 3” folded edge all sides all but course & top sails Campbell p 106 MBC
UBC LBC fore topgallant sail LC
CC MBC
mizzen topgallant sail LBC
CC HC
1/8 hight of sail
RC main topsail yard - diameter 17” = 53” circumference fore topsail yard - diameter 15” = 47” circumference lower reef points 53” long, lower middle 50” long, lower reef points 47” long, lower middle 44” long, upper middle 47” long, top 44” long reef bands on front upper middle 41” long, top 38” long 1/3 canvas width main topsail topsail reef points mizzen topsail fore topsail four rows shown on the Magoun plans of the RTC Flying Cloud, in the Currrier & Ives lithograph, the Macperson painting, and in contemporary books reef tackle patch UBC RTC half distance to mizzen topsail yard - diameter 11.5” = 36” foot of sail circumference lower reef points 36” long, LC reef tackle patch lower middle 33” long, upper middle 30” UBC long, top 27” long middle band LC MBC on front one canvas width MBC
LBC LBC
5” folded edge all CC sides Campbell p 106 top lining mast lining CC HC 1/5 hight of sail
course reef points main lower yard - diameter 23” = 72” two rows shown on the Magoun plans of the Flying Cloud, circumference lower reef points 72” in the Currrier & Ives lithograph, the Macperson painting, reef bands on fore side long, upper 69” long and in contemporary books 1/3 canvas width Cross-Jack Yard - diameter 16” = 50” fore lower yard - diameter 20” = 63” circumference circumference lower reef points 50” RTC lower reef points 63” long, upper 60” long long, upper 47” long RTC reef tackle patch half distance to reef tackle patch foot of sail
cross-jack sail main course sail UBC UBC middle band on fore side LC one canvas width LC
MBC fore course sail MBC
LBC LBC
CC CC 6” folded edge all sides 24” wide canvas, 2” overlap Campbell p 106 bunt line hole MIZZEN SAILS MAIN SAILS FORE SAILS
based on David Steel Art of Sailmaking 1796, Harold A. Underhill Masting and Rigging 1946, and George Campbell China Tea Clippers 1974.
Scale 1/8” = 1’ FLYING CLOUD - TRANSVERSE SAILS FROM AFT 10” at 1:96
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