Posted by Charles Coull on September 15, 1997 at 09:17:06:
In Reply to: Weekly lugsail report for Sept. 7 posted by Jonathan Engdahl on September 12, 1997 at 18:18:02:
Jonathan,
Is the procedure that you have described not how a dipping lug works? I know that lifeboatmen on the East Coast used dipping lugs long after they had stopped using them on their own fishing boats so there must have been some advantage.
Regards