General sailing

General sailing

Terms used to sail, navigate, and maintain a sail boat.

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bear

Sailing; General sailing

The direction an object takes from a ship expressed in compass points or by points in the vessel; as in reference to another vessel she bears S.E. or on the port bow, or weather bow, port beam or ...

clipper

Sailing; General sailing

A fine ship ; first applied to the sharp bowed ships that sailed out of Baltimore, U.S.

runners

Sailing; General sailing

A rope passed through a single block on a pendant with a purchase at one end. Also seamen who sail by the run.

whiten deck

Sailing; General sailing

Make a mixture of 1-lb. oxalic acid to 1 gallon of water. Damp the deck with this and wash off.

A fitting across the boat to which sheets are led. In many boats the traveler may be adjusted from side to side so that the angle of the sheets can be changed to suit conditions. Also An iron ring, ...