Notes on Yachts

able adopted advantage afford allow altered amount angle appearance applied balance ballast beam becomes boat body bows breadth buoyancy called canvas carried cause centre centre of effort chief circumstances cockpit comparatively completely concave consequence considerable considered constructed course craft danger deck deep depends desirable direction displacement draught effect equal fact force fore forward greater head hull important impossible increased keel keep lateral resistance lead less liable lifting lines mast means ment move nature nearly necessary never object obtained one's perpendicular pleasure position possess possible practice present pressure principle progress proportion qualities reason reduced respect result rough round rudder sail shallow shape ship ship's sides small yacht speed stability stem sufficiently surface tion turn vessel wave weather weight whole wind yacht