BOSUN’S BAG
Jun 07, 2019
4 minutes
WORDS TOM CUNLIFFE
ILLUSTRATION
MARTYN MACKRILL
When it’s time to stow the mainsail on all but the largest classic yachts, three methods present themselves. There’s the set-piece in flat water with the wind either non-existent or blowing gently from ahead. The ‘scramble’ is usually executed at sea with the wind anywhere but where we want it. Lastly comes the great problem-solver, the lazy jack system. Apart from the extra spar, gaff and Bermudan differ little except when grappling with the scramble, so let’s start with that.
THE SCRAMBLE
I think my most demanding scramble turned up one mid-ocean night in a
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