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General sailing
Terms used to sail, navigate, and maintain a sail boat.
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drift
Sailing; General sailing
The distance between two blocks of a tackle ; or the two parts of one thing.
sloop
Sailing; General sailing
A fore-and-aft rigged single masted vessel with one head sail set on a forestay.
bridge
Sailing; General sailing
The location from which a vessel is steered and its speed controlled. "Control Station" is really a more appropriate term for small craft.
baggywrinkle
Sailing; General sailing
Clumps of frayed rope that protect the sails from charing against the lines.
close reefed
Sailing; General sailing
When the last reef is taken in, generally the fourth reef; but some modern yachts with laced mainsails have only three reef hands, and it is thought that when the fourth reef is wanted that it is ...
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