| 11. | The oyster dredging sailboats of the Chesapeake Bay, bugeyes and roller reefing and furling.
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| 12. | Reefing means reducing the area of a sail without actually changing it for a smaller sail.
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| 13. | They combine the shutters of the spring sail with automatic adjustment of the roller reefing sail.
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| 14. | Because Charters Towers Goldfield was a reefing field it required capital and equipment for its development.
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| 15. | Reefing sails improves vessel stability and minimizes the risk of damage to the sail or other gear.
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| 16. | In a heavy blow, the ease of reefing will give the junk rig a clear advantage.
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| 17. | Maytown, centre of the reefing, did not have a road directly to it until 1877.
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| 18. | The revival was unexpected, but the opening of the cyanding promised improved returns for reefing fields.
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| 19. | The standard set of sails is economical, just a main sail and jib, with reefing ties.
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| 20. | Proper skills in and equipment for reefing are crucial to averting the dangers of broaching in heavy weather.
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