This lack of sheer is supplied by a light canvas apron which is tacked to the deck, and presents, when stretched upward by a stick two feet long, a convex surface to a head sea. The water which breaks upon the deck, forward of the cockpit, is turned off at the sides of the boat in almost the same manner as a snow-plough clears a railroad track of snow.
In this context, the absence of sheer on the vessel is addressed by attaching a lightweight canvas apron to the deck. When stretched upwards using a two-foot-long stick, it creates a convex surface facing the head sea. The water that crashes onto the deck ahead of the cockpit is redirected at the sides of the boat in a manner similar to how snow is cleared from a railroad track.