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Stuart jumped for the halyards, and the jib and the forestaysail came rippling down.

Light engulfed the flying jib, the forestaysail.

So they got the canvas on her, forestaysail, gaff-headed foresail, mainstaysail, and a blackened three-cornered strip abaft the mainmast, and the skipper felt a trifle easier when he found that he could steer her.

"Stations, wear ship! hard up with the helm! run up the forestaysail! square away the afteryards!"

Then she went forward and did the same to the forestaysail.