Fore and Aft Seamanship for Yachtsmen: With Names of Ropes, Sails, and Spars in a Cutter, Yawl, Or Schooner |
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Fore and Aft Seamanship for Yachtsmen: With Names of Ropes, Sails, and Spars ... Practical Yachtsman No preview available - 2015 |
Fore and Aft Seamanship for Yachtsmen: With Names of Ropes, Sails, and Spars ... Practical Yachtsman No preview available - 2017 |
Fore and Aft Seamanship for Yachtsmen: With Names of Ropes, Sails, and Spars ... Practical Yachtsman No preview available - 2022 |
Common terms and phrases
abaft balance reef barometer boat bobstay boom topping lift carry chock clew close reef clouds clove hitch Cutter downhaul ease fitted fore and aft Fore sheet fore stay fore-staysail foremast foresail foretells furl sails gaff topsail gale green light gybe haul head sails head to wind heave hook involve Risk jib sheet Jib topsail keep lash leeward let go lower main boom main gaff main sheet mainmast mainsail mast masthead Matthew Walker midship halliards mizen outer end outhaul peak halliards Port Side put the helm red light reef pennants reef tackle rising Risk of Collision rope round rove runner and tackle running Sailing Ships Schooner SHIPS UNDER STEAM signal single block slack spar Spinnaker boom square topsail standing Starboard Side staysail Steam Ships storm trysail taut thermometer thimble throat and peak throat halliards topmast trice the tack trim sail vangs weather windward yachts yawl