General sailing

General sailing

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

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sea boat

Sailing; General sailing

A vessel fit to go to sea. A good sea boat is a relative term, and means a vessel that does not pitch badly or labour in a sea, or does not ship much water, and is, above all things, handy in a sea.

pile

Sailing; General sailing

A wood, metal or concrete pole driven into the bottom. Craft may be made fast to a pile; it may be used to support a pier.

accommodation ladder

Sailing; General sailing

A side ladder, with platform, for boarding vessels. In the case of yachts, they are usually made to fold up on the bulwarks when the yacht is under way.

skids

Sailing; General sailing

Pieces of timber put under a boat for resting her on deck, or when launching off.

A combination of fore and aft sails and small square sails. They were popular for coastal trading in the early 1800s. Prince Edward Island built a number of topsail schooners and many were sold in ...

floating anchor

Sailing; General sailing

Although floating anchors are continually referred to in old writings as a means whereby many ships have been enabled to ride out very heavy gales in comparative ease, we seldom hear of their being ...

bridle

Sailing; General sailing

A short length of wire with a line attached at the midpoint. A bridle is used to distribute the load of the attached line. Often used as boom travelers and for spinnaker down hauls. or The parts of ...