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General sailing
Terms used to sail, navigate, and maintain a sail boat.
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General sailing
martingale
Sailing; General sailing
A strut or spreader for the bobstay, formerly termed a dolphin striker on big ships.
ahoy
Sailing; General sailing
An interjection used to attract attention . In hailing a vessel, as "Cetonia Ahoy!"
brought to
Sailing; General sailing
After a vessel has been sailing off a wind when she is brought to wind, or close to wind.
spring line
Sailing; General sailing
A pivot line used in docking, undocking, or to prevent the boat from moving forward or astern while made fast to a dock.
sheet bends
Sailing; General sailing
A knot used to fasten a line to the corner of a sail or tarpaulin.
yaw
Sailing; General sailing
To swing or steer off course, as when running with a quartering sea, generally when a vessel does not steer a straight or steady course.
