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General sailing
Terms used to sail, navigate, and maintain a sail boat.
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General sailing
cavel
Sailing; General sailing
Large pieces of timber used for belaying ropes to, such as the horizontal piece which is bolted to the stanchions aft to belay the main sheet to.
handy
Sailing; General sailing
A vessel is said to be handy when she answers her helm quickly, and will turn in a small circle, or go from one tack to the other quickly.
brace-up and haul aft!
Sailing; General sailing
The order to trim sails after a vessel has been hove to with sails slack.
small stuff
Sailing; General sailing
A term applied in the dockyards to denote planking of 4in. thickness and under.
Streak
Sailing; General sailing
A length of plank of any breadth. The lead rower in a ship's boat that sets the pace for the others. Is seated on the aft thwart so the movements can be followed by the other crew who are facing the ...
scarve
Sailing; General sailing
A method of joining pieces. of wood by tapering their ends. A box scarph is when the ends are not tapered, but a half thickness cut out of each part so that when put together the parts form only one ...
dagger board
Sailing; General sailing
A board dropped vertically through the hull to prevent leeway. May be completely removed for beaching or for sailing downwind.
