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General sailing
Terms used to sail, navigate, and maintain a sail boat.
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General sailing
bar harbour
Sailing; General sailing
A harbour that has a bank or bar of sand or gravel at its month, so that it can only be entered at certain hours of the tide.
put down the helm
Sailing; General sailing
To put the tiller to leeward and thereby bring the vessel to the wind, or luff; the contrary action to putting up the helm.
paul
Sailing; General sailing
An iron stop used to prevent the back recoil of the barrel of a windlass.
ground ways
Sailing; General sailing
The blocks on which a vessel is supported whilst she is being built.
coastal schooner
Sailing; General sailing
The work horse of our coastal trade. She was probably not much more than a hundred tons, and carried everything from timber and coal to bricks, general cargo, and a load of hay to offshore island ...
sailing off the hook
Sailing; General sailing
Using the force of the sail to break loose the anchor. Sailing from a weighed anchor position without benefit of auxilary engine or tugs.
bowsprit
Sailing; General sailing
A short spar extending forward from the bow. Normally used to anchor the forestay. A running bowsprit is one that can easily be reefed in like a cutter's. Sometimes when a bowsprit is reefed in by ...
