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User Name	Thread Name	Subject	Posted
curmudgeon	reef and reif (9)	RE: reef and reif	13 Jun 10
To "reef" sail is to furl and lash it to the "topsl yard" or any other yard. The crew did this while standing on a single line which they would "mount" and sometimes "pass" another shipmate to do the job. "Paddy Doyle" was the only shanty to be used only for this task - Tom

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