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General sailing
Terms used to sail, navigate, and maintain a sail boat.
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General sailing
gather way
Sailing; General sailing
When a vessel begins to move through the water, under the influence of the wind on her sails, or under the influence of steam.
swell
Sailing; General sailing
Long waves with unbroken crest:, usually met with after heavy winds have subsided.
belay
Sailing; General sailing
To make fast a rope or fall of a tackle. In hauling upon a rope the signal to cease is usually, "Belay!" or "Belay there!" "Belay that !" or "Avast hauling ! Belay!"
by the head
Sailing; General sailing
When the vessel is trimmed or depressed by the head so that her proper line of flotation is departed from.
chafing gear
Sailing; General sailing
Tubing or cloth wrapping used to protect a line from chafing on a rough surface.
Lubber's hole
Sailing; General sailing
The opening in the top of a square rigged vessel, by which seamen get into the top instead of by the futtock shrouds.
