Chapter III · IRISH CLUBS (continued 2)
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Stem and stern post.—Moulded depth of, to be clear of hood by not less than 2 in.
Kedge not to exceed 15 lbs. No metal cable allowed. No ballast of any description save water.
Mast not to exceed over all 13 ft., measured from top of keel to truck, and not to be stepped above keel more than 3 in.
Fore and aft sails not to exceed 75 sq. ft. in area.
Spinnaker not to exceed 60 sq. ft. in area, and is only to be used before the wind, and in no case as a jib.
A full-sized tracing of the builder's moulds can be obtained by sending 2s. to the Society for Employment of Women 21 Kildare Street, Dublin.
'King's Fisher,' 1776.
Commodore Thomas Taylor, of the Cumberland Fleet, 1780.