The sail, wrapped round the short mast, was at his back.
It lay a little to one side, and the broken mast, now shorter than before, stuck out at an angle.
The short mast was very thick and a signal fire seemed to be burning from its top.
The design of the short stubby masts and their rigging being such that the sails would not clear unless this was done.
A second, shorter mast carried an anemometer and wind vane.
There is a shorter fourth mast that carries non broadcast services.
It has a smaller sail area and shorter mast than the full rig.
Hanging on to the short mast for balance, Ryan stared out to where beaches broke the force of the waters.
The mate stood, then scrambled like the monkey he resembled to the top of the short, forward-slanting mast.
There are two short masts, each supporting a very long yard at its middle point.