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General sailing
Terms used to sail, navigate, and maintain a sail boat.
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General sailing
runners
Sailing; General sailing
A rope passed through a single block on a pendant with a purchase at one end. Also seamen who sail by the run.
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.
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.
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.
head reach
Sailing; General sailing
In sailing by the wind when a vessel passes another either to windward or to leeward. A vessel is said to "head-reach" when she is hove to, but forges ahead a knot or two.
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.
