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the stopper at the dummy is cast off, the bight of the hawser hove over 
the rail, and the slack of it is pulled in on the port side. In the mean 
time the foresail is hauled to windward, the helm put hard up, and 
the after sheets eased off a little. As the vessel falls off — which she 
quickly does — and is about to jibe, the trawl- warp is stoppered at the 
dummy on the port side, and the fast on the starboard quarter is cast 
off. This generally has the effect of causing the smack to swing still 
more, the wind finally catches the sails on the port side when the ves- 
sel comes to at once, so that she heads, as it is intended she should, 
for towing. 
In wearing from the port to the starboard tack the only difference is 
that the bight of the trawl- warp must be passed around the stern, and 
generally, after this is done, a few turns of it are hove over the dummy. 
Ordinarily a handy smack will wear the trawl round without difficulty, 
but in light winds it often takes some time to perform the evolution. 
This maneuver is described as I saw it performed on the Willie and Ada. 
Some fishermen have a slightly different method, I believe. They prefer 
to take a guy from the lee side around the stem, which they make fast 
to the bight of the trawl- warp, and putting this on the capstan, heave 
in on it. Of course they must, in the meantime, get their vessel well 
off the wind so that the warp leads aft ; otherwise it might run under 
the keel without helping to wear the ship. 
(6). To stay the Trawl around . 
For various reasons it is often desirable to stay the trawl around in- 
stead of wearing with it. This operation is thus described by Olsen : 
“First put the helm hard up and run the vessel off before the wind, 
then pass the warp round the bow to abaft the rigging onto the dummy. 
Then stopper the bight on the lee bow, let go to windward, put the 
helm a-lee, and when the foresail is a-back drop the mizzen-peak, let 
go the bight of the warp on the starboard bow, and when the vessel 
has paid off before the wind, and brought the warp taut, I would bring 
her slowly to.” 
(c). To drop a Vessel around with her Trawl out. 
He would drop the vessel round as follows : “I would bring the ves- 
sel slowly to the wind with the foresail down, and when in the wind 
lash the helm a-lee. As soon as the vessel is steady I pass the bight 
of the warp round the bow in the same way as in staying, or I would 
pass a good guy round and heave the trawl-warp upon the starboard 
bow • then I take the bight of the warp aft on the dummy and secure 
it, slack away my guy, and set a piece of the foresail aback. In this 
way the vessel will gradually bring the gear off the weather side, steady 
her, and secure all. 
B. — This system is only used in bad weather when it is needful 
to bring the ship on the other tack.” 
