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and [[underline]] gaff [[/underline]] very high with zigzagging peak halyard starting from truck of mast and loose [[Image: sketch of sail described in text]] footed. They have several brails and an outhaul and [[underline]] hooks on gaff [[/underline]] same as I saw at [[underline]] Tardoussac [[/underline]] in [[underline]] Canada. Brailing [[/underline]] begins by hauling in head of sail on gaff which [[strikethrough]] shortens [[/strikethrough]] reduces sail area to 1/2. then brails are pulled in which [[underline]] flattens [[/underline]] sail close to the mast. Additional stops are put on to [[strikethrough]] store away [[/strikethrough]] ^[[bring]] the sail [[underline]] close to the mast [[/underline]] same as steam-ships [[underlined]] sail [[/underline]] fashion. The gaff is [[strikethrough]] handled [[/strikethrough]]
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[[underline]] steadied [[/underline]] by 2 strong [[underline]] vangs. [[/underline]] These ships have a hull similar to ours but a large flat [[underline]] platform [[/underline]] extends [[underline]] beyond the stern, [[/underline]] and the bowsprit is extended both sides by a V like trellised or cord netted device, this [[underline]] stiffening [[/underline]] bowsprit and making the "side wiskers" support an [[underline]] extended platform. [[/underline]] [[Image: sketch of bowsprit as described above. Image is captioned 'bowsprit']] As foresails they carry a [[underline]] forestay. [[/underline]] sail, jib and [[underline]] flying jib. [[/underline]] Masts are [[underline]] very high [[/underline]] and no [[underline]] topsail [[/underline]] is used. 
[[underline]] Singapore [[/underline]] several large [[strikethrough]] mor [[/strikethrough]] new, modern model office buildings. Breakwater and distant Islands all around. Many steamers at anchor flying many flags. See many steamers