28 Sporting Notes in the Far East. 



The boat should also be provided with one lateen lug, and a 

 small lateen mizen if required for pleasure sailing. The big lug 

 would be the only one taken away shooting, and many a long and 

 weary pull home is it likely to save you. 



ft. in. 



ft. in. 



I Length of foremost luff 5 3 



,, after leach 10 7 Mizen 



,, upper bamboo 6 6 



,, lower bamboo 10 7 



ft. in. 

 Length of Sculls 9 6 



Oars ii 6 



It is always a wise fitting, to have a long toggle and eye, spliced 

 through the knees of the separate thwarts. 



In difficult navigation, in a small boat, there is generally a good 

 chance of capsizing. Therefore on first entering the skiff, take 

 the precaution to secure the gun to a thwart by passing one of 

 these toggles through the trigger-guard. Then should the in- 

 voluntary bathe unavoidably occur ; you will not have the 

 mortification of for ever losing your beloved gun, in deep blue water. 



A small light breaker is also a useful article in a boat. Some 

 lagoons although deep, are undergrown with thick strong weed ; 

 and should a bird fall wounded into one of these treacherous 

 places, and you are without a dog, with the aid of the breaker, 

 you may safely strip and swim after it. But I would warn any 

 man (however good swimmer), trusting to his own powers amongst 



