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General sailing
Terms used to sail, navigate, and maintain a sail boat.
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graduated sail
Sailing; General sailing
A sail whose cloths taper towards the head from the foot upwards; so that a whole cloth forms the luff as well as the leech.
tight
Sailing; General sailing
Impervious to water; well caulked; not leaky. Never applied to the tension of ropes, which are always "taut."
claw to windward
Sailing; General sailing
To beat to windward under difficulties. To claw off a lee shore is to boat off and avoid getting stranded.
pipe up
Sailing; General sailing
The wind is said to pipe up when it increases in strength suddenly.
absence flag
Sailing; General sailing
A rectangular blue flag hoisted below the starboard crosstree to denote that the owner is not on board the yacht. When the owner steps on board the flag is lowered. This is an American custom which ...
scull
Sailing; General sailing
An oar. To scull is to propel a boat by working an oar over the centre of the transom on the principle of the screw. In fresh water, it is to pull a pair of sculls.
bullseye
Sailing; General sailing
A round eye through which a line is led, usually in order to change the direction of pull.
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