The nautical term “bending” means tying a rope to another
rope or to a spar or post. Bending the foresail, as shown in this photo, means
tying the foresail to the yardarm which supports it. From time to time, sails were
removed for repair or replacement. This was usually done before a ship left
port, but sometimes sails had to be replaced at sea.
This photo shows a group of men working with the foresail of
the sailing ship “James Tuft” a lumber freighter. The men are working high
above the deck, standing on lines or sitting on the yardarm. The photo was
taken in an unidentified Puget Sound port sometime around 1905.
Thanks, Historic Wharf.
I was born at the wrong time. -Ed.
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