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General sailing

Terms used to sail, navigate, and maintain a sail boat.

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General sailing

hulk

Sailing; General sailing

A vessel whose seagoing days are over, but is still useful as a store ship.

fouled

Sailing; General sailing

Any piece of equipment that is jammed or entangled, or dirtied.

dog watches

Sailing; General sailing

The divided watch between four and eight in the evening ; thus the first dog watch is from four to six, and the second from six to eight.

boxhauling

Sailing; General sailing

In tacking a ship to make her turn on her heel by hauling the head sheets aweather, and getting sternway on. Practised by square-rigged ships, sometimes in working narrow channels.

right

Sailing; General sailing

To bring a vessel back to the upright position after she has been heeled.

soundings

Sailing; General sailing

To be near enough to land for the deep sea lead to find a bottom. A series of depth measurements.

a-hull

Sailing; General sailing

A ship under bare poles, with her helm lashed a-lee. An abandoned ship.

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