General sailing

General sailing

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

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General sailing

Not close hauled. When a vessel is sailing with a point or two to come and go upon. The wind is said to free a vessel when it enables her to check sheets so as to be no longer close hauled. Also when ...

storm anchor

Sailing; General sailing

An anchor of exceptionally heavy weight used to hold a boat or ship during heavy weather. A Sea or Floating Anchor when in deep water. See "Oil on Troubled Waters" in the Addendum.

granny knot

Sailing; General sailing

An insecure knot which a seaman never ties, but which a landsman is sometimes seen to do when trying his hand at reef (square)knots.

lugger

Sailing; General sailing

A vessel rigged with lug sails like the fishing boats of Western Europe.

chain plates

Sailing; General sailing

Iron braces on the side of a ship to which the shrouds are attached with the screw lanyards of the rigging above.

pawl bitt

Sailing; General sailing

A long timber from the deck to the keelson forming one of the bowsprit bitts.

harbour watch

Sailing; General sailing

The watch kept on board a vessel at night when she is riding to an anchor in harbour; the anchor watch. Harbour or Anchor Watches are often 12 or 24 hours in duration allowing the other crew members ...