Brailing line on Sprit Sail

On this #Tradestuesday we are sailing our bateau. This sailing rig employs a spritsail--a type of sail particularly suited for flat bottomed boats--held aloft by a 'sprit' supported by a 'snotter' hung from the mast. Famously used by barges on the Thames, both military and civilian bateaux used spritsails like these to traverse the waters of Lake Champlain in the 18th century... unless there was no wind. | Fort Ticonderoga