Others initially didn't know a slipper sheet bend from a flying jib, but readily attended classes on knot-tying and celestial navigation, helped with winching up the sails and, under supervision, even took a turn at the wheel.
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The contract signed by Searle and Tyler called for two boats and seven sails : mainsail, foresail, jib, flying jib, fore topsail, main topsail, and squaresail . " The cutter ended up being larger than originally authorized as her first master, John Foster Williams, ordered an increase in her size without first seeking departmental approval.
