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General sailing
Terms used to sail, navigate, and maintain a sail boat.
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grommet
Sailing; General sailing
A ring formed of a single strand of rope laid over three times. Used for strops.
lay off
Sailing; General sailing
To transfer the design of a vessel to the mould loft full size. This is never written or spoken "lie off."
bowsprit cranse
Sailing; General sailing
The metal cap at the bowsprit end, to which the gear is spliced or shackled.
double-banked
Sailing; General sailing
When men sit on the same thwart to row oars from different sides of a boat. Double-banked frigates were two deckers, with the upper deck ports disguised.
heading
Sailing; General sailing
The direction in which a vessels's bow points at any given time.The direction of a vessel's head when sailing. Generally used when sailing close hauled, as "she headed S.E. on port tack, and N.E. on ...
weather cloths
Sailing; General sailing
Pieces of canvas fitted on ridge ropes and stanchions of yachts above the bulwarks; also the tarpaulins used to cover the hammocks when stowed in the nettings.
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