11. The oyster dredging sailboats of the Chesapeake Bay, bugeyes and roller reefing and furling. 12. Reefing means reducing the area of a sail without actually changing it for a smaller sail.13. They combine the shutters of the spring sail with automatic adjustment of the roller reefing sail. 14. Because Charters Towers Goldfield was a reefing field it required capital and equipment for its development. 15. Reefing sails improves vessel stability and minimizes the risk of damage to the sail or other gear.16. In a heavy blow, the ease of reefing will give the junk rig a clear advantage. 17. Maytown, centre of the reefing , did not have a road directly to it until 1877. 18. The revival was unexpected, but the opening of the cyanding promised improved returns for reefing fields. 19. The standard set of sails is economical, just a main sail and jib, with reefing ties. 20. Proper skills in and equipment for reefing are crucial to averting the dangers of broaching in heavy weather.
