General sailing

General sailing

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

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about

Sailing; General sailing

Having tacked. "She's about!" she is going to tack or has tacked. "Ready about" is the signal given for the men to prepare to tack the ship. "About ship!" or "'Bout ship !" is the order given to ...

bolsters

Sailing; General sailing

Pieces of hard wood bolted to the yoke or lower cap on the mast for the rigging to rest upon. They are sometimes covered with leather or sheepskin with the hair on, or raw hide, to prevent the ...

ease away

Sailing; General sailing

The order to slacken a rope, &c.; to ease off a sheet, to ease up a sheet, are synonymous terms, and mean to slacken.

part

Sailing; General sailing

To break, to burst asunder, as the "fore stay parted about half way up to the eye."

fore guy

Sailing; General sailing

The stay of a square sail boom or spinnaker boom which leads forward.

bollock blocks

Sailing; General sailing

Two blocks in the middle of a topsail yard of square rigged vessel, used in hoisting.

In back of the boat, opposite of ahead. Towards the stern. To move astern; to launch astern ; to drop astern. An object or vessel which is abaft another vessel or object. Sailors never use the word ...