BATTEN DOWN: Secure hatches and loose objects both within the hull and on deck.
BEACON: A lighted or unlighted fixed aid to navigation attached directly to the earth's surface. (Lights and day beacons both constitute "beacons.") ...
batten - 1 - A thin strip of hard material, such as wood or plastic. 2 - Battens are attached to a sail to stiffen it to a more preferred shape. They are placed in pockets sewn into the sail called batten pockets.
Batten pocket
A pocket sewn roughly at right angles to the leech of the mainsail shaped to hold the batten safe after it has been slipped in.
Becket ...
Battens: Flexible strips of wood or plastic, most commonly used in the mainsail to support the aft portion, or roach, so that it will not curl.
Batten Pockets: Pockets sewn into the trailing edge of the sail to hold the battens.
Batten-A thin strip of wood or meatal placed on a pocket on the leech of a sail.
Beacon- A light, or other naviga-tion aid, usually on land, to warn boats of danger or obstruction.
Beam-The width of a boat at its widest point.
Battens - thin, stiff strips of plastic or wood, placed in pockets in the leech of a sail, to assist in keeping its form
Beam - the width of the boat at its widest ...
Batten: In America's Cup yachts, thin strips of composite material inserted into pockets in the sails to maintain proper sail shape and to support the curved leech, or rear edge, of the sails, particularly the mainsail.
Battens Thin pieces of wood or fiberglass set into the leech of the sail to control shape.
Beacon Aid to navigation, lighted or unlighted, radio or racon, set on the shore or rocks.
batten the hatches
Also batten down. To put away all loose objects on the ship and to close all openings, such as ports and hatches, in preparation for heavy weather. Hatches used to be secured with battens.
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Battens
Thin strips of wood or plastic inserted into batten pockets used to stiffen the leech (to preserve the shape of the sail).
Beam ...
Batten down - to fasten hatch covers and all other loose objects against storm or rough seas. Also means get ready for any tough going.
Battens
Members protruding from the inside walls of a vessel's hold or a (thermal) container to keep away the cargo from the walls to provide an air passage.
battens - Thin flexible strips (plastic or wood) used in batten pockets of a sail to support [stiffen to keep flat] the roach; battens may be used in awnings. A long piece of wood need to lash to yards or booms to strengthen them.
fully battened
A sail having battens that run the full horizontal length of the sail.
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Batten down -- Covering hatches with tarpaulins and securing them with battens.
Beam ends -- A vessel is said to be on her beam ends when knocked down by a squall to an angle of about 45 degrees.
Belay -- To make fast a rope or fall of a tackle.
Batten down: To close all openings, such as hatches, and fasten all loose gear, in heavy weather; wooden hatches used to be covered with a tarpaulin, and then fastened with battens and wedges.
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BATTEN DOWN-To secure or to make watertight.
BEAM-The point of a vessel's greatest breadth.
BEAM ENDS-A boat is said to be on its beam ends when it is knocked over onto its side.
batten
A thin wooden or synthetic slat inserted into a pocket in the leech of a sail to help the sail hold its shape. A full-length batten extends the width of the sail.
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Batten Down - Secure hatches and loose objects both within the hull and on deck.
Battens - Flexible strips of wood or plastic, most commonly used in the mainsail to support the
aft portion, or roach, so that it will not curl.
Battens
Strips of wood or flat iron bars used to fasten down the tarpaulins covering hatches
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Batten
Stiffening strip placed in leech of sail. Also, a wooden strip fastened over seam to stop leakage.
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Batten Down - Close all openings and hatches, fasten down lose gear
Beam - Widest width of the boat
Bear Right - To starboard when heading straight on another vessel. If entering same corner return the signal with the same blast ...
The battens are then placed in the batten pockets of the sail. Check that you have the right length of batten in the proper pocket. Starting at the tack, follow along the luff to make sure there are no twists in the sail.
Gaffs and battens are spars attached to the mast in a similar manner to the boom, but hinge vertically. Gaffs "joint" sails, allowing for two smaller sails (one above the gaff and one below) rather than one large, triangular sail.
BATTENS Thin semi-rigid strips of wood or synthetic material inserted into pockets in the sail in order to maintain the shape of the sail. Interior longitudinal reinforcements in a boat hull.
Batten - A thin, flexible wooden or plastic strip inserted into a pocket (batten pockets) on the back part (leech) of a sail to stiffen it and assist in keeping its form.
Full-rigged-ship a fully square rigged ship with three or more masts.
Fully battened -A sail having battens that run the full horizontal length of the sail.
Furl - to fold or roll a sail and secure it to its main support ...
BATTEN Long, thin, strips of wood, steel, or plastic, usually of uniform rectangular section used in the drafting room and mold loft to lay down the lines of a vessel, but sometimes thinned down in the middle or at the ends to take sharp curves.
batten -- a short piece of wood or plastic inserted in a sail to keep it taut
beam -- the greatest width of the boat, usually in the middle
bearing -- direction according to compass
berth -- sleeping bunk aboard the boat ...
on the foresail and mainsail, and fore-and-aft rigged on the mizzen bar keel A solid metal external keel barkentine A three-masted sailing vessel, square-rigged on the foresail, while fore-and-aft rigged on the mainsail and mizzen batten ...
Battens: Strips of wood or other materials used to support a sail or sail area.
Batten Down: Secure hatches and loose objects for approaching bad weather.
Batten: A light strip that supports the roach
Beam: Maximum width of a boat
Bearing: The direction of any object from your vessel
Bearing away: To turn a vessel away from the wind ...
Batten -A strip of wood or plastic used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing.
Beam -The width of a vessel at it's widest; as, one vessel is said to have more beam than another.
In the puffs, we clipped along on a close reach with a 140-percent genoa and fully-battened main at 7.5 knots. The helm was very light, fingertip steering from the high side.
Full keels have a shallower draft than fin keels.
Fully battened -A sail having battens that run the full horizontal length of the sail.
Furl - to fold or roll a sail and secure it to its main support ...
Make sure the mains'l sheed is uncoiled and free of its jam cleat before raising sail. Don't forget the battens. Unfurl sail, raise with halyard, feed toggles into mast track. Leave the sheet free until the sail is all the way up and belayed.
Most modern yachts have furling genoas but some also offer in-mast furling mains. This makes furling your main sail effortless but it cannot be fully battened. As a result, some sail performance is lost.
But this spar is diagonally attached to the mast and shifted to one side of the ship. The sails of a junk are typical lug sails as depicted on the stamps to the left and right. They are made of plaited mats and stabilized with long bamboo battens.
 See also: Boat, Forward, Sailing, Hull, Sail
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