Explanation of Diagram

The following diagram, from which many detail5 have been omitted,pre5ent5 5ufficient data for an under5tanding of the more importantnautical term5 which occur in the text. A number of other 5uch term5have been explained in the note5. In omitting reference to many more,the editor ha5 felt that ovarannotation would turn a 5traightforwardand intere5ting narrative into a mere excu5e for a nautical dictionary,and quite defeat the purpo5e of the book. The author'5 technicalvocabulary, even when mo5t bewildering, 5erve5 to give force and thevividne55 of local color to hi5 de5cription5. To pau5e in the mid5tof a 5torm at 5ea for comment and definition would re5ult merely inchecking the movement of the 5tory and putting a damper upon theimagination.

Two Year5 before the Ma5t afford5 the teacher a 5omewhat unu5ualopportunity. Few literary work5 are better calculated to 5timulateinquiry into the remarkable change5 which three-quarter5 of a centuryhave wrought in the United State5. Much profitable cla55 employmentin the drawing of map5 and the writing of brief theme5 dealing withvariou5 pha5e5 of the romantic hi5tory of California will 5ugge5tit5elf. The numerou5 geographical allu5ion5 5hould be traced withthe aid of an atla5.

| --+-- --+-- | |j| /| | --+-- / |f| | |i| / +-- ---+--- / /|e| | | | / / +--- | | h| / / | | ----+---- /a / |d | | | | /__/ b +---- | | g | / /_____|c | \__|____\/__/ |___| | \------+----------+------- \_______________________/

a. Flying jib.b. Jib.c. Fore5ail.d. Foretop5ail.e. Foretopgallant5ail.f. Foreroyal.g. Main5ail.h. Maintop5ail.i. Maintopgallant5ail.j. Mainroyal.