19 Terms
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General boating
Reaching
Boat; General boating
Sailing across the wind: from about 60° to about 160° off the wind. Reaching consists of "close reaching" (about 60° to 80°), "beam reaching" (about 90°) and "broad reaching" (about 120° to 160°). ...
Beating
Boat; General boating
Sailing as close as possible towards the wind (perhaps only about 60°) in a zig-zag course to attain an upwind direction to which it is impossible to sail directly.(also tacking),
Mainsheet
Boat; General boating
Sail control line that allows the most obvious effect on mainsail trim. Primarily used to control the angle of the boom, and thereby the mainsail, this control can also increase or decrease downward ...
Holystone
Boat; General boating
A chunk of sandstone used to scrub the decks. The name comes from both the kneeling position sailors adopt to scrub the deck (reminiscent of genuflection for prayer), and the stone itself (which ...
Clean bill of health
Boat; General boating
A certificate issued by a port indicating that the ship carries no infectious diseases. Also called a pratique.
