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General sailing
Terms used to sail, navigate, and maintain a sail boat.
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weather
Sailing; General sailing
The windward or "breezy" side of an object. The side on which the "weather" is felt; not to leeward. To weather is to pass on the windward side of an object. In cross tacking the vessel "weathers" ...
board
Sailing; General sailing
To board a ship is to enter upon her deck, generally supposed to mean without invitation.
boat keeper
Sailing; General sailing
The man left in charge of a boat when the other part of her crew go on shore.
side kelsons
Sailing; General sailing
Stout pieces of timber fitted fore and aft on either side of the keel.
dead eyes
Sailing; General sailing
Blocks in the shroud rigging used to adjust tension. A circular block, with three holes in it (crow-foot fashion) without sheaves, formerly used to reeve the lanyards through for setting up the ...
grin
Sailing; General sailing
A vessel is said to grin when she dives head and shoulders into a sea and comes up streaming with water.
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