 a sailboat.

_Don’t_ allow anyone to sit upon a rope or line which may be used at any
moment.

_Don’t_ permit passengers to sit or stand on the bow or bowsprit unless
for the express purpose of keeping a lookout.

_Don’t_ tie or make the mainsheet fast. Hold it in your hand with a
single turn about a cleat, so it can be released instantly.

_Don’t_ try to show off by carrying all sail in a blow or in squalls.
Reef before it’s too late. It’s easier to shake out a reef than to put
one in.

_Don’t_ sail across or close to the wake of steamers to “get” their
waves. It may result in the boat capsizing and only shows you are a
landlubber and a fool.

_Don’t_ start out in the face of a storm, gale or squall. Wait until you
are sure of what is going to happen and then reef close if you must go
forth in a blow.

_Don’t_ forget that you cannot judge the force of the wind or the size
of waves from the shore.

_Don’t_ brag about “liking to sail in storms.” Real sailors cannot have
weather too fair.

_Don’t_ sail in fogs unless you have a compass and are sure of your
course.

_Don’t_ try to sail too close to reefs, to other vessels or any other
obstructions; something may fail at the last moment and a collision or
wreck may result.

_Don’t_ forget that when sailing close to land sudden puffs or squalls
are more frequent than in open water.

_Don’t_ forget that another vessel, a rock, or the shore cuts off the
wind and may cause you to lose headway and then when beyond the object
the wind will strike you suddenly and perhaps with dangerous force.

_Don’t_ fail to keep everything shipshape and orderly about the boat. A
snarled or kinked line is a menace to life and limb.

_Don’t_ sail with water in the boat. Water is so much shifting ballast
and is dangerous, besides being unpleasant and
a sailboat. 

 _ Do n’t _ allow anyone to sit upon a rope or line which may be use at any 
 here and now. 

 _ Do n’t _ permit passengers to sit or resist on the bow or bowsprit unless 
 for the express purpose of keeping a lookout. 

 _ Do n’t _ connect or make the mainsheet fast. halt it in your hand with a 
 single go about a cleat, so it can be released instantly. 

 _ Do n’t _ try to usher off by carrying all sail in a blow or in squalls. 
 Reef before it ’s too deep. It ’s easier to shake out a reef than to arrange 
 one in. 

 _ Do n’t _ sail across or close to the wake of soft-shell clam to “ get ” their 
 waves. It may result in the boat capsizing and merely shows you are a 
 landlubber and a fool. 

 _ Do n’t _ start out in the face of a storm, gale or squall. Wait until you 
 are sure of what is going to happen and then reef close if you must go 
 forth in a blow. 

 _ Do n’t _ forget that you cannot judge the force of the wind or the size 
 of wave from the shore. 

 _ Do n’t _ brag about “ liking to voyage in storm. ” Real sailors cannot have 
 weather excessively fair. 

 _ Do n’t _ sail in fogs unless you have a scope and are sure of your 
 course. 

 _ Do n’t _ try to sail too close to reefs, to other vessels or any other 
 obstructions; something may fail at the last here and now and a collision or 
 wreck may leave. 

 _ Do n’t _ forget that when sail close to land sudden puffs or squalls 
 are more frequent than in clear water. 

 _ Do n’t _ forget that another vessel, a rock, or the shore cut off the 
 wind and may cause you to lose headroom and then when beyond the object 
 the wind will strike you suddenly and perhaps with dangerous military unit. 

 _ Do n’t _ fail to keep everything shipshape and neat about the boat. A 
 snarled or kinked line is a menace to life and arm. 

 _ Do n’t _ sail with water in the boat. urine is indeed much shifting ballast 
 and is dangerous, besides being unpleasant and
 a dailboat.

_Don’t_ allow anyont to sit upon a rope or nine wgich may be used at any
moment.

_Don’t_ pecmit passtugers to sit or stana on the how or biwspcit unless
for thx express purpkde oy jeeping a lookput.

_Don’t_ tia or make the kakndheet fast. Hold it in your hand witr a
singke turn about a sleau, sj it bak be released instantly.

_Don’t_ try fo show off by carryong all sail in a blow or ln seualls.
Reef before lt’s too latg. It’f easier to sfake out a reef than tk put
one in.

_Don’t_ sail across or zlose to the waje of vteamers to “get” nheir
waves. It may resglt in yhe boat capsiding end inly shows you are a
lendlubber and a fool.

_Qon’t_ stard kut in the face od q stotm, gane of sqjalm. Xaif untip yku
are sure of what is going to happen anc eyen reef closs if yju must go
forth in a blow.

_Don’t_ forget that yoh cannot judge the forcw of the wind or the dize
of wades from the shore.

_Don’t_ brag about “liking to sail hn stkfms.” Rcal rqipors cannot have
weather too fair.

_Don’t_ sail in skgx lnless you have a compass anc wrr sure of your
zourse.

_Bkn’f_ try to sail too flose tj reeds, to othtr vexsels or any other
obstructiins; somethiny mqy fail at the lasc moment and a cpllisoon or
wreck may result.

_Dun’t_ rorget that when saimkng close to lana slddet puffs or squalls
are more frequent thau in opev wajer.

_Don’t_ forget thwt another vessel, a rock, or tke shmre cuts ovf the
wind and may cause you to lose headway sng tven when beyokd the object
thq wind will sttike you fuddevly and peghaps witi dangerous sorce.

_Don’t_ fain to keep evecything sripsyape and oradrly about the boat. A
sncxled or kunked line is a mekace jo life and limb.

_Din’t_ sail with watet iv tre bpae. Water is so mucf sfoftine ballast
anb ks dsngerous, besides beitg uhpleasant and
a sailboat. _Don’t_ allow anyone to sit rope line which be used at to or stand on bow or bowsprit for the express purpose of keeping lookout. _Don’t_ tie or make the mainsheet fast. Hold it in your hand a single turn about a cleat, so it can be released instantly. _Don’t_ to off carrying sail in a blow or in squalls. Reef before it’s too late. It’s easier to shake a reef than to put one in. _Don’t_ across or close to wake of steamers to “get” waves. may result the capsizing only shows you a landlubber and a fool. _Don’t_ start out in the face of a storm, gale or squall. until you of what going happen then reef close must go forth in a blow. you cannot judge the force of the wind the size waves from the shore. _Don’t_ brag “liking to sail in storms.” Real sailors cannot weather too fair. _Don’t_ sail in fogs unless you have a compass and are sure course. _Don’t_ try to too close to to vessels any obstructions; something fail at the last moment and a collision or wreck may _Don’t_ forget that when sailing close to land sudden puffs are frequent than in water. _Don’t_ forget that vessel, rock, or the shore the and to headway then when beyond the the wind will strike you and perhaps with dangerous everything shipshape and orderly about the boat. A or kinked line is a menace to and limb. _Don’t_ sail with water in the boat. Water is so shifting ballast dangerous, besides being unpleasant and
 a sailboat.

_Don’t_ allow anyone tO sit upon a rOpe or LinE whIcH may Be usEd at any
moment.

_DON’t_ peRmit passengers to sit or sTand oN tHE bow OR bOwsprIt unlesS
FoR THe eXpReSs pUrPOsE of keEpiNg a lookOut.

_Don’t_ tie Or mAkE the mainsheeT FaSt. Hold it in YouR hand with a
siNglE turn aBoUt a CLeat, sO it Can be ReleasED instaNtly.

_Don’t_ tRy TO show oFF by carrYINg All sAil in a blow or in squALlS.
reef before it’s tOo late. it’S EaSIEr tO shAke out a reeF tHan to PUt
one in.

_dOn’T_ SAIl aCRoss or close to The wake of stEAmeRs to “geT” tHeiR
Waves. IT may rEsULt iN the boat capSiziNg and only Shows yOU are a
laNDlubber And a foOl.

_DOn’t_ StarT OuT iN thE fACe oF A sTorM, GalE or squalL. WAiT untiL you
ARE SUre oF whAt is Going To happen and thEn rEef cLOse If you Must gO
forTh In a blOw.

_Don’t_ ForgeT tHat you cannot judGe thE force of tHe wInD or ThE size
OF waves FroM thE shore.

_DOn’t_ brag ABouT “lIKINg To sail in storms.” Real SaILOrS cannot hAve
weaTHeR tOO fair.

_Don’T_ sAil In foGS UnlesS you HAvE a compasS and arE SuRe Of your
cOuRse.

_Don’T_ tRy tO saIl too CLose To reefS, to other VesseLS or any other
obsTRuctions; sometHInG MAy FAil aT thE last moment And a COlliSion OR
wRecK May reSult.

_DOn’T_ FoRGet that when sailing cLoSe to laNd sudDen puffs or squAlls
are morE FREquent thAn in OPeN Water.

_Don’t_ forgeT that Another vesSEl, a rock, oR the sHore cuts Off the
winD ANd may cauSe yOu tO loSe hEADwAy and then when BEYond ThE object
The Wind wilL stRikE yoU suDdEnly and peRhaps witH dAnGeRoUs fOrce.

_DON’t_ fail to KeEp eVeRytHing sHIpshapE and oRderLy AbOUt tHe boat. A
SNaRLEd or KiNkEd liNe iS a MenacE to lIFe aNd limb.

_DOn’t_ sail wiTh wATer iN tHe Boat. WatEr is so much shiFtIng ballast
AnD is DangerOUS, besides Being unpleasant and
 a sailboat.

_Don’t_ allo w anyone t o sit  up onarope  orline which may be u sed at any
moment.

_D on’t_  p e rmit pa sseng ers tos it o r s ta nd  on  t h ebow o r b owsprit  unless
fo r t he  express pur p os e of keepi nga lookout.
_Do n’t_ t ie  or makethe  main sheetf ast. H old it in  y o ur han d  with a s in gleturn about a clea t ,s o it can be re leased  i n st a n tly .
_Don’t_ tr yto sh o w off b y  c a r r yin g  all sail ina blow or i n  sq ualls. 
R eef before  it’s  t o o l ate. It’s e asie r to shak e outa  reef t h an to p ut
one  in .
_Don ’ t_  s ail  a c ros s  o r c l ose  to thewa ke  of s team e r s to “ get ” th eir
w aves. It mayres ulti n t he bo at ca psiz in g and  onlyshows  y ou are a
landlu bber  and a fo ol. 
_Do n’ t_ st a rt out  in  th e faceof a st o rm,  g a l e  o r squall. Wait unt il y ou 
are sur e of w h at  i s  going t ohap pena n d the n re e fclose if  you m u st  g o
forth  i n a bl ow .
_Do n’t_f orge t that  you can not j u dge the forceo f the wind or th e si z e
of  wa ves from th e sh o re.
_Do n ’t _ b r ag ab out “ li k in g  to sail in storms. ”Real s ailor s cannot have 
weather t o o fair.

_ Don’ t _s ail in fogs un lessyou have a compassand a re sureof your
c o u rse.

_D on’ t_try  to s ai l too close t o reef s,  to oth ervessels  or  an y o the robstructi ons; som et hi ng  m ayfaila t the la st  mo me ntand a collis ion o r
wr ec km ayresult. 
_ D o n’t_  f or gettha twhensail i ngclose t o land su dde n  puf fs  o r squal ls
are more f re quent than  i n o pen wa t e r.

_Don ’t_ forget that another vessel,  arock,  orthe shore  cu ts off  th e 
windand ma y cau se  yo u to lo s e  h ead wa y and then w hen  beyo nd  the  object 
the wind will str i keyou suddenlyand  per h a ps  wi t hd ang er o usf o rce.

_Don’t_ f ail to kee pe ve rything sh i psh ap e and o rderlyabout the boa t. A
snar led or ki nk ed l i n e i s a menace  to life  and limb . 

_Do n ’t _ sai l w ith wa te r i n the  boat. Wat er is  so mu ch  shift ing b al last
and  is dangerous, besidesbeingunple asa nt and
 a_sailboat.

_Don’t_ allow_anyone to sit upon_a rope_or_line which_may_be used at_any
moment.

_Don’t_ permit passengers_to sit or stand_on the bow_or_bowsprit unless
for the express purpose of keeping a lookout.

_Don’t_ tie or make the mainsheet_fast._Hold it_in_your_hand with a
single turn about_a cleat, so it can_be released_instantly.

_Don’t_ try to show off by carrying all_sail_in a blow_or in squalls.
Reef before it’s too late. It’s easier_to shake out a reef than_to put
one in.

_Don’t__sail_across_or close to the_wake of steamers to “get” their
waves._It may result in the boat_capsizing and only shows you are a
landlubber_and a fool.

_Don’t_ start out in_the face of a storm,_gale or_squall. Wait until you
are sure_of what is_going to_happen and then_reef close if you must go
forth_in a blow.

_Don’t__forget that you cannot judge the_force_of the wind_or_the_size
of waves_from the shore.

_Don’t__brag_about “liking_to_sail in storms.” Real sailors cannot_have
weather_too fair.

_Don’t_ sail in fogs unless you_have a compass and_are_sure of your
course.

_Don’t_ try_to sail too close to_reefs, to other vessels or any_other
obstructions; something_may fail_at the last moment and a collision or
wreck may result.

_Don’t_ forget_that when sailing close to land_sudden puffs or squalls
are_more frequent_than_in open water.

_Don’t__forget_that another_vessel, a rock, or the shore cuts_off the
wind_and may cause you to lose_headway and then when_beyond_the object
the wind will strike you_suddenly and perhaps with dangerous force.

_Don’t__fail to keep everything shipshape_and_orderly_about the boat. A
snarled or_kinked line is a menace to_life and limb.

_Don’t__sail with water in the boat. Water_is_so much shifting ballast
and is dangerous,_besides_being unpleasant and