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General sailing
Terms used to sail, navigate, and maintain a sail boat.
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draw
Sailing; General sailing
A sail is said to draw when it is filled by the wind. To let draw is to ease up the weather sheet of a sail after it has been hauled to windward, arid trim the lee sheet 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.
centerboard
Sailing; General sailing
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 ...
standing part
Sailing; General sailing
The part permanently made fast to something, and not hauled upon. In cordage or lines it's the standing end is the opposite of the running end. The main part of a line as distinguished from the bight ...
gant-line
Sailing; General sailing
A whip purchase; a single block with a rope rove through it. A gant-line is used to hoist the rigging to the masthead on beginning to fit out.
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.
hold her head up
Sailing; General sailing
A vessel is said to "hold her head up" well that does not show a tendency to fall off.