mizzen-upper-topsail-yard

Updated: June 15, 2025

In passing, I must note one delicious miracle that was worked before our eyes. They were hoisting the mizzen-upper-topsail-yard by means of one of the patent deck-capstans. Although they had reversed the gear so as to double the purchase, they were having a hard time of it.

Jack London - The Mutiny of the Elsinore