spanker (spinnaker)
spanker .in fact it was barques they used to call 'em, you know, little skiffs, see.They'd be 'bout fifteen, sixteen feet keel, rigged with four sails: the jib an' a foresail, mainsail an' driver, they'd call it; you call it a driver because _ you could say a spanker, n...
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| Language: | English |
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1975
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/52376 |
| Summary: | spanker .in fact it was barques they used to call 'em, you know, little skiffs, see.They'd be 'bout fifteen, sixteen feet keel, rigged with four sails: the jib an' a foresail, mainsail an' driver, they'd call it; you call it a driver because _ you could say a spanker, never fear, but _ the driver they was always called. Yes J.D.A. WIDDOWSON AUG 1975 Not used Not used Withdrawn |
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