General sailing

General sailing

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

Contributors in General sailing

General sailing

The rope sewn round the edges of sails. It is made of the very best quality hemp, dressed with Stockholm tar. A fore-and-aft sail is roped on port side, a squaresail on aft side. There is the weather ...

flying to

Sailing; General sailing

When a vessel, in sailing free, luffs suddenly, or comes to suddenly; also after tacking, if a vessel's head is kept much off the wind, and the helm be put amidships, the vessel will fly to, i.e. fly ...

dockyards

Sailing; General sailing

Places where ships are built ; usually, however, confined to Government yards.

jetty

Sailing; General sailing

A structure, usually masonry, projecting out from the shore; a jetty may protect a harbor entrance.

drums

Sailing; General sailing

The part of a capstan, windlass, or winch round which the cable or rope is wound whilst heaving. Sometimes termed the drum.

rules of the road

Sailing; General sailing

Rules governing operation of all types and sizes of vessels afloat divided into Inland Rules and COLREGS which are the International agreements for offshore sailing.