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There was no furling of flags when they died, no pomp and ceremony, no throngs.
I would like to examine for a moment the reason he gave for furling his sails.
These generally consist of either a plastic pipe or a specially stiffened jib, and a spool to hold the furling line.
A furling gennaker is available as an option.
It can be equipped with a roller furling genoa.
The main is loose-footed, and its jib is roller furling.
In addition to being used by sailors for reefing and furling sails, it is also one of the key knots of macrame textiles.
His hair are very well grown and are normally furling in the wind.
It is designed to be sailed by one or two people and has a furling jib and trapeze.
Of late they have been revived as a feature of pleasure yachts as an alternative to roller reefing and furling.
An advantage of using foresails, also called staysails, is that they may be rigged for roller furling.
Tacking with a screecher may require furling and re-setting.
However, as the size of the boat increases, the benefits of mainsail roller furling increase dramatically.
Mast furling systems essentially eliminate the possibility of battens, as vertical battens are not practical.
The wishbone boom additionally is an attachment point for lazy jack lines to catch the sail when it is dropped for furling or reefing.
