ashore - A vessel is said to be ashore when she is aground. To go ashore is to leave the ship for the land.
Ashore:
On the land or aground.
Aspect Ratio:
The relationship (ratio) between the sails height (luff length) and length along the foot. High aspect ratio means a sail that is tall and narrow, low aspect ratio is a short, squat sail.
After running ashore, you and your crew should first check for leaks and broken gear.
Securing your boat ashore will better the chances for your boat to survive than if stored in the water. Many marina hurricane plans involve hauling as many boats as possible.
"It isn't that life ashore is distasteful to me. But life at sea is better."
-Sir Francis Drake
"Ships are the nearest thing to dreams that hands have ever made." ...
Castaway - A shipwrecked sailor as compared with one who has been marooned or deliberately put ashore.
Cat's Skin - Light, warm wind on surface of sea.
dinghy -- a small open boat, usually carried aboard a yacht for going ashore
draft -- water depth required to float the boat
ebb -- tide passing from high to low, with the current going out to sea ...
The hard fat was perfect for greasing masts and preserving leather fittings, so to prevent the crew from using it all, the cook would secrete it in his 'slush fund', selling the excess ashore to candle makers and fish and chip shops.
Those interested in life-saving appliances were hopeful that the Paris to tackle fixed to an anchor on shore, the life-buoy is run out by the rescuers, and the shipwrecked persons, getting into it one at a time, are hauled ashore.
When the date on the inspection record tag on the extinguisher shows that 6 months have elapsed since last weight check ashore, ...
Slush fund - The money obtained by the cook selling slush ashore. Used for the benefit of the crew (or the cook).
Small bower (anchor) - The smaller of two anchors carried in the bow.
I suppose I may take it for granted that all the running rigging was neatly coiled up and labeled and stored ashore when you went out of commission last fall.
Ensure that all persons not involved in fueling the craft are ashore.
Disconnect the fuel line and move portable fuel tank ashore.
Place fire extinguisher within easy reach.
a small open boat, usually carried aboard a yacht for going ashore ketch: a boat with a two-masted rig in which the larger, or mainmast, is forward, and the smaller mizzenmast is stepped aft-but forward of the rudder and usually, of the helm.
Or how it looks as you row the dog ashore in the morning. Aesthetics has always been a huge part of yacht design for me.
If nobody is ashore, a crewmember will have to climb up the dock somewhat, to tie the lines through dock cleats or bollards. One of the techniques I like is to pass the lines around the cleats ashore and return them to the boat.
If you want to beach your boat for a picnic, simply approach, luff to look for a good spot, and slowly drift or sail gently ashore.
Lift the centerboard gradually as the water gets shallow, and if your rudder is hinged, make sure it bumps up too.
Do not forget that you will want to get ashore at the other end, so take a suitable dinghy with you unless you are absolutely certain of a marina berth or launch service.
On a bare boat (even if you hire a cook), you may eat ashore as often as you'd like. There are three provisioning packages available or you may opt to do your own grocery shopping.
A light line used to be thrown ashore from which a larger rope can then be pulled.
Heaving to
Arranging the sails in such a manner as to slow or stop the forward motion of the boat, such as when in heavy seas.
To throw, as to heave a line ashore. The rise and fall of a vessel in a seaway.
Heave To
To bring a vessel to a position where she will maintain little or no headway, usually with the bow into the wind or nearly so.
On shore is on the shore or land. To go from a boat onto the land is to go ashore. Shore power is electricity used on board but supplied through an extension cord led to a plug ashore. 2) To shore up is to provide support.
HEAVING LINE-Line with a weighted end to facilitate throwing it ashore or to another vessel.
HEEL-The tilt, tip, listing or laying-over of a boat, usually due to the force of the wind.
HELM-The tiller by which the rudder is controlled.
Heaving line Light line, knotted on end to throw ashore when berthing, as a messenger for a larger mooring line.
Heel A list from the upright; the foot of a mast.
Helm The tiller or wheel.
Spring Line - Line secured neat amidships and led ashore mostly forward or aft, to keep a boat from surging ahead or astern
Spring Tides - Strongest tides caused by alignment of sun and moon during full and new moon period ...
Make certain all passengers are ashore.
Determine quantity of fuel required and make sure it is the proper type of fuel. ...
Goods thrown overboard and washed ashore.
Jigger Mast
The fourth mast in a vessel.
Approach dock slowly, and throw engine in neutral or reverse, to drift in the last 10 feet or so. Have crew ready to jump ashore on your command, with mooring line in hand, and have them haul in and belay as soon as they arrive on the dock.
A slushy slurry of fat was obtained by boiling or scraping the empty salted meat storage barrels. This stuff called "slush" was often sold ashore by the ship's cook for the benefit of himself or the crew.
French leave - to leave the ship without permission, such as to go get drunk ashore. Also any sneaky exit.
Morse = ( - - . - )
Flag= Yellow.
When hoisted singly from a ship it means "Quarantine flag"(Kerchove)
Hoisted on arrival, it means that nobody can go ashore or board until the quarantine officer has cleared the ship.
You should practice ashore in your back yard until you feel very comfortable. As we said above the bow line should be the longest of your rafting lines. When you throw it do not throw it directly at the receiving person.
Like all sailors ashore, I at last pined for the billows. (Herman Melville). Hanker refers to a persistent or restless desire: . What business had he to be hankering after this girl at all!. (John Galsworthy).
 See also: Boat, Wind, Light, Set, Point
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