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General sailing
Terms used to sail, navigate, and maintain a sail boat.
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General sailing
lay of a rope
Sailing; General sailing
The way the strands of a rope are laid; right or left laid ; close laid.
clinometer
Sailing; General sailing
An instrument for measuring the angle of inclination or the extent of heel a ship has under canvas or whilst rolling.
navigation
Sailing; General sailing
The art and science of conducting a boat safely from one point to another.
keep your luff
Sailing; General sailing
An admonition to keep close to the wind. In match sailing, an order given when a vessel is being overtaken by one coming up from astern not to give way and allow the vessel to pass to windward. It is ...
dead on end
Sailing; General sailing
Said of the wind, when it blows straight down the course a vessel wishes to make.
chock full
Sailing; General sailing
Full to the brim. Frequently used in close-hauled sailing to let the helmsman know that the sails are full enough, and he need use no more weather helm.
