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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.
