General sailing

General sailing

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

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General sailing

darning the water

Sailing; General sailing

When a vessel keeps sailing backwards and forwards, as before a bar harbour or pier, waiting for water or orders.

A trick sometimes practised in yacht racing when two vessels are working close hauled together, and one has been "weather bowing" the other every time they went about. To be rid of this attention the ...

head to wind

Sailing; General sailing

When a vessel is so situated that the wind blows no more on one bow than the other; when her head is directly pointed to the wind.

booby hatch

Sailing; General sailing

A hatch on coamings used to give greater height in the cabin of small yachts, and which can be removed. It is also called a "coach roof."

sail her along

Sailing; General sailing

In close-hauled sailing, an order given to the helmsman when he is keeping the vessel too close to wind, meaning that he is to keep her a little off ; sail her fuller or harder or "give her the whole ...