General sailing

General sailing

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

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General sailing

The flat, or sometimes curved terminating structure of the hull at the stern of a vessel. The frame at the sternpost of a vessel. In boats the transverse board at the stern, which gives shape to the ...

spirit

Sailing; General sailing

The spar that supports the peak of a spritsail. Splashboard A raised portion of the hull forward of the cockpit intended to prevent water entering.

fashion timbers

Sailing; General sailing

The timbers which form the shape or fashion of the stern.

pilot

Sailing; General sailing

A person who takes charge of a ship in narrow or dangerous channels, and, who from his local knowledge of the same, can, or ought to, avoid the dangers of stranding.

port the helm

Sailing; General sailing

To put the helm or tiller to the port side, and thereby bring the vessel's head round to starboard. If a wheel is used besides a tiller the action of turning the wheel to port brings the vessel's ...

strut

Sailing; General sailing

A single spreader. A piece of wood or steel fitted on the foreside of the mast opposite the gaff jaws for the purpose of giving spread to a steel wire stay which supports the masthead, the ...