General sailing

General sailing

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

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General sailing

buoyancy

Sailing; General sailing

The quality of floating or being supported or borne up by a fluid. A vessel is buoyant in proportion as she is bulk for bulk lighter than the fluid that supports her.

bark

Sailing; General sailing

Usually a three masted vessel, the fore and main masts square rigged and the mizzen mast or after mast rigged fore and aft.

wallow

Sailing; General sailing

To lie in the trough of a sea and roll heavily; to roll under the sea.

bark

Sailing; General sailing

Usually a three masted vessel, the fore and main masts square rigged and the mizzen mast or after mast rigged fore and aft.

bark

Sailing; General sailing

Usually a three masted vessel, the fore and main masts square rigged and the mizzen mast or after mast rigged fore and aft.

after peak

Sailing; General sailing

The hold of a vessel near the run. A small cuddy or locker made in the run of a boat aft.

A board lowered through a slot in the centerline of he hull to reduce sideways skidding or leeway. Unlike a daggerboard, which lifts vertically, a centerboard pivots around a pin, usually located in ...