General sailing

General sailing

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

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demurrage

Sailing; General sailing

Compensation paid to the owner of a ship when she has been detained longer than reasonable by a freighter or other person at a port.

clamps

Sailing; General sailing

A kind of wedge vice, used in boat building ding to hold the plank together. Various contrivances of wood or metal used in fitting up a vessel or in fixing parts in her construction.

one, two, three, haul!

Sailing; General sailing

A cry raised by the foremost hand in hauling on a tackle. All hands throw their whole weight and strength on the rope or fall at the word "Haul!"

dock

Sailing; General sailing

A protected water area in which vessels are moored.The term is often used to denote a pier or a wharf. A general name for a place to receive ships for repair or cleaning A ship is said to dock ...

boom irons

Sailing; General sailing

Iron bands on square yards, with eyes, in which studding sail booms travel.

beam and length

Sailing; General sailing

The proportion a vessel's beam bears to her length varies according to her type. In sailing yachts it is found that for cruising a good proportion is about three and a-quarter to three and a half ...