I'm currently reading "Two Years Before the Mast", the uber classic by Richard Henry Dana Jr., and as great as it is it would be a whole lot better if I understood what he was talking about. I have a ton of sailing books, but none of them help me to sort out the old sailing terms. Studding sails, top-gallant yard-arms, royals, flying jib, buntlines, spankers, clewlines, clewed down, the difference between a brig and a hemaphrodite brig, this is but a small fraction of the confusion. What book can I find that will explain the nuances to me?
much thanks,
matt
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