General sailing

General sailing

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

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General sailing

coats

Sailing; General sailing

Painted canvas used to cover sails when they are stowed.

capstan

Sailing; General sailing

Drum like part of the windlass used for winding in rope, cables, or chain connected to cargo or anchors. A mechanical contrivance for raising the anchor, said to have been introduced in Queen ...

athwart

Sailing; General sailing

Transversely, at right angles to fore and aft ; across the keel. Athwartship is thus across the ship from one side to the other. Athwart hawse is when one vessel gets across the stem of another.

navigation regulations

Sailing; General sailing

The regulations governing the movement of vessels in relation to each other, generally called steering and sailing rules.

dipping lug sail

Sailing; General sailing

A sail hoisted by a halyard and mast hoop traveler. The sail is set to leeward of the mast, and the tack is usually fast to the stem or on the weather bow. In tacking or gybing the sail has to be ...

dowel

Sailing; General sailing

A hard wood or metal pin used for connecting timber or the edges of plank.

end on

Sailing; General sailing

Said of vessel when she has an object bearing in a line with the keel, directly ahead of the how. On approaching a mark or buoy it is said to be end on if it is directly ahead of the vessel, the ...