The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #94304   Message #1825083
Posted By: Barry Finn
01-Sep-06 - 08:44 PM
Thread Name: Stan Hugill - the real words?
Subject: RE: Stan Hugill - the real words?
By the way I'd have to go along with Reval & Keith's take with the roll & go (stampeed shanty). Wearing a square rigger, once the wind catches the sail & helps in turning the yard the crew has it's hands full to keep up with hauling in the braces. Imagine sailing a gaff rigged sloop downwind, & your ready to tack but you're not gonna come about, you're just gonna put the wind & sail to the oppsite side & jibe, almost similar though you can't point near as close to the wind but still pretty quick & needs a fast crew & a fast song espically if you're gonna do it all on a roll (using a wave). "Haul boys when she takes the roll"

Barry