A RACE UNDER SAIL
When the wind was favourable the approach was made under sail.
Various rigs were used: lug, spritsail, and sometimes a jib was set, all designed, however, for quick manipulation.
When sailing, the boat was steered by a rudder; at all other times by the long steering oar.
Meantime the harpooneer was busy with the whale line, running it from the tub, round the loggerhead and forward to the chocks, coiling the “box warp” and attaching his two irons.
A Race Under Sail