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General sailing

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

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General sailing

hawse timbers

Sailing; General sailing

The large timbers in the bows of ships in which the hawse holes are cut.

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.

hawse timbers

Sailing; General sailing

The large timbers in the bows of ships in which the hawse holes are cut.

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.

masthead light

Sailing; General sailing

The white light which power vessels are required to exhibit at the masthead when under way.

alee

Sailing; General sailing

Away from the direction of the wind. Opposite of windward. The helm is a-lee when it is put down to leeward. Hard a-lee means that the helm must be put as far to leeward as it can be got.

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