General sailing

General sailing

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

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channel deep

Sailing; General sailing

Said of a yacht when she is heeled over until her lee channels are under water.

weather cloth

Sailing; General sailing

The cloth in a sail next the luff. The "weather" leach of a sail is the luff.

lee boards

Sailing; General sailing

Pivoting boards on either side of a boat which serve the same function as a centerboard. The board to leeward is dropped, the board to windward is kept up.

snow

Sailing; General sailing

A two-masted vessel with a stay, termed a horse, from the mainmast head to the deck on which a trysail was set. Frequently a spar was fitted instead of the stay.

wind jamming

Sailing; General sailing

A old-fashioned slang term for sailing by the wind. Wind jammers, sailing ships.

listing

Sailing; General sailing

A narrow strip of plank, usually 4in. in width, cut out of the plank of a ship throughout her whole length, in order that the condition of her frames or timbers may be examined.