The ship was designed to be highly maneuverable, with the mainmast and foremast holding two sails each, while the mizzenmast supported a single triangular sail, and another small square sail hung from the bowsprit.
32.
As he attempted to complete this manoeuvre, a shot from " Loire " brought down " Mermaid's " mizzenmast, making her unmanageable and disabling a number of her guns.
33.
More storms drove them backward ( " sure will be glad to get engines back ! " ) and tore the sail on the mizzenmast, the smaller of the two at the back of the boat.
34.
With her mizzenmast dragging in the water, " Guerriere " s maneuverability decreased and she collided with " Constitution ", her bowsprit becoming entangled in " Constitution " s mizzen rigging.
35.
Several shots from the 6-inchers and pivot guns hit the " Florida " starboard which raked her bulwarks and removed her mizzenmast . " Wachusett " backed off and called out demanding the rebels surrender.
36.
Large sailboats sail around a marked course, as crew people scamper about the decks doing yachting tasks that are as exciting to watch as farm chores-- winching the winches, fizzling the mizzenmast, avenging the fo'csle.
37.
The signal is still hoisted on the " Victory " at her dry dock in Portsmouth on Trafalgar Day ( 21 October ) every year, although the signal flags are displayed all at once, running from fore to aft, rather than hoisted sequentially from the mizzenmast.
38.
After over an hour of fighting " Illustrious " had been hit a number of times in her hull, and had lost her foretopmast, mainmast and mizzenmast, and with her bowsprit and foremast wounded . " Courageux " had also lost her main and mizzenmasts.
39.
After over an hour of fighting " Illustrious " had been hit a number of times in her hull, and had lost her foretopmast, mainmast and mizzenmast, and with her bowsprit and foremast wounded . " Courageux " had also lost her main and mizzenmasts.
40.
Its sail rig is composed of 24 sails from sailmaking company Wienecke, arranged in bowsprit mast ( 5 ), foresail mast ( 9 ), mainmast ( 9 ), mizzenmast ( 8 ) and jiggermast ( 3 ), with a total sail area of approximately 4, 324 m2.
