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General sailing
Terms used to sail, navigate, and maintain a sail boat.
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General sailing
lazy tack
Sailing; General sailing
A running bight put on the tack cringle of a topsail, and round a stay to keep the sail from blowing away whilst it is hoisted,
chill
Sailing; General sailing
In very light winds, if a cloud passes overhead and a puff comes out of it, it is called a chill-probably on account of its coldness.
grab rails
Sailing; General sailing
Hand-hold fittings mounted on cabin tops and sides for personal safety when moving around the boat.
bagpipe
Sailing; General sailing
To bring the sheet of an after-sail, such as the mizen, forward to the weather rigging, so that the sail forms a bag, or back sail: when head to wind useful to put stern way on a vessel.
chock
Sailing; General sailing
A fitting through which anchor or mooring lines are led. Usually U-shaped to reduce chafe.A block or wedge of wood.
clothes lines
Sailing; General sailing
A sail is said to be across a clothes lines when it is girted by a rope.
