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General sailing
Terms used to sail, navigate, and maintain a sail boat.
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trysail
Sailing; General sailing
A small sort of gaff sail or sharp headed sail set in heavy weather. The sail set on the fore and main mast of square rigged ships and brigs similar to the spanker on the mizen.-- The origin of the ...
rabbet
Sailing; General sailing
An angular channel or groove cut in the keel, stem, or sternpost. to receive the edges or ends of the plank.
braced sharp up
Sailing; General sailing
Said of a square-rigged ship when the weather braces are slacked up and the lee ones hauled in taut so as to trim the sails as close to wind as possible.
paltry
Sailing; General sailing
A wind is said to be paltry which is light and intermittent, or varying a great deal in direction and force; baffling.
crosstrees
Sailing; General sailing
Horizontal members attaced to the mast acting as spreaders for the shrouds.
thwart
Sailing; General sailing
A transverse structural member in the cockpit. In small boats, often used as a seat.
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