General sailing

General sailing

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

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General sailing

wall knot

Sailing; General sailing

A knot formed at the end of a rope by unlaying and interweaving the strands.

hold

Sailing; General sailing

A compartment below deck in a vessel, used solely for carrying cargo.

fetch

Sailing; General sailing

In chose hauled sailing when a vessel arrives at or to windward of any point or object, as "she will fetch that buoy in two more boards" or "she will fetch the mark this tack."

lines

Sailing; General sailing

A general term applied to the drawing or design of a vessel as depicted by fore-and-aft lines and cross sections. A vessel is said to have "fine lines" when she is very sharp fore-and-aft.

hand over hand

Sailing; General sailing

Hauling on a rope by one hand at a time and passing one hand rapidly over the other to haul. A very rapid way of hauling, hence anything done rapidly is said to be done "hand over hand."