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General sailing
Terms used to sail, navigate, and maintain a sail boat.
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General sailing
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.
under bowing the sea
Sailing; General sailing
When a vessel is close hauled sailing in a cross sea, and gets the worst of it on the lee bow.
long leg and a short one
Sailing; General sailing
In beating to windward, when a vessel can sail nearer her course she sails the intended course on one tack than another. Thus, say her course is E and the wind S.E. by E. she would lie E. by N. one ...
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.
quarter wind
Sailing; General sailing
The wind that blows on the quarter, or four or more points abaft the beam but not dead aft.
