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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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