General sailing

General sailing

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

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General sailing

headfoil

Sailing; General sailing

A grooved rod fitted over the forestay to provide support for luff of hte sail or help support the forestay.

after

Sailing; General sailing

The state of being aft, as after-sail, after-leech, after-side.

touching the wind

Sailing; General sailing

Luffing into the wind till the sails shake.

aweigh

Sailing; General sailing

The position of anchor as it is raised clear of the bottom. Said of the anchor when it is a-trip or broken out of the ground. The anchor is weighed when hove up to the hawse pipe.

crown of an anchor

Sailing; General sailing

The part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank.

belay that

Sailing; General sailing

An order given whilst men are hauling on a rope, &c., to cease hauling and make fast to the last inch they have got in. Also slang for cease talking or fooling.