BEND : To attach a rope to an object e.g. bend on a sheet means to attach the sheet to the sail
BERTH: Sleeping bunk aboard the boat
BIGHT: The middle part of a rope between the load and the cleat or block.
Bend- To fasten by means of a knot.
Bight- A loop in a rope. Also a bend on a coastline.
Bilge- The lowest area in the hull, just above the keel.
Bend Knot of various kinds.
Bight Any part of a rope between its ends; also a curve, a cove on a coastline or channel.
Binnacle The box which houses the Mariner's compass.
bend - A type of knot used to connect a line to a spar or another line. Also the act of using such a knot.
bend - To fasten by means of a knot; One of several types of knots, used to fasten a line to a spar or another line.
bend on - To rig; To prepare a sail for hoisting.
Bend on Sails:
To install the sails on the boom or the forestay.
Bending:
is what you are doing when tying a knot "your are bending a line" ...
Sheet Bend
Ship
Generally referred to a three-masted vessel. Also, to attach or erect.
SHEET BEND: A knot used to join two ropes. Functionally different from a square knot in that it can be used between lines of different diameters.
Hawser Bend
Sheet Bend An ideal knot to join to ropes of unequal thickness.
Sheepshank ...
anchor bend
A type of knot used to fasten an anchor to its line.
anchor cable ...
Carrick Bend: A useful knot for fastening two lines together; a number of variations exist.
Carry Away: To break loose, said of gear that is stressed beyond the strength of its fastenings.
Carvel: Smooth skin planking.
Carrick Bend: This knot is also called a "Sailor's Knot" and can be used for tying two heavy lines ( i.e. towing hawsers and cables ) together.
Taut Line Hitch : This knot is used to attach a line to a pole.
BEND-To bend on sails is to attach them to the vessel, before hoisting, so they are ready for use.
BILGE-The inside of a vessel near the keel where water may collect.
Bend
Secure a sail fast to a spar or stay. Also, knot to secure a line to another line or object such as an anchor.
Bight ...
To bend downward at the bow and stern for lack of longitudinal strength or rigidity. See also sag. (back)
hoist
hold ...
1) To bend on a line or sail is to attach it so it is ready for use. To unbend it is to detach it. 2) A knot used to tie lines to each other. 3) A bendy mast is easily bent or curved in order to change the shape of the mainsail.
Blind Bend Signal - When approaching a blind curve in a narrow channel sound a 4 to 6 second blast and keep right
Blister - Used to describe water entry between the gel-coat and the fiberglass skin of a boat ...
Sheet Bend (also known as Becket Bend): Used to join two lines of two different sizes together, this knot is easy to untie after being under load.
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COMMON BEND
Make a bight with the end of one rope, and pass the end of the other through the bight from beneath, and round both parts with the end under its own standing part. The greater the strain, the faster will this bend jam.
MAGNUS HITCH ...
Sheet Bend - A bend or hitch used for temporarily fastening a rope to the bight of another rope or to a eye.
Sheet in the Wind (A) or A Sheet in the Wind - Sailors slang for half drunk.
with harbor traffic anchor bed A securely made fitting on each side of the forecastle, used for storing stocked anchors anchor bell A bell rung according to the Rules of the Road when a boat is at anchor during a fog anchor bend A knot ...
the ship relating to true north with north being 0° and south 180° BELAY to temporarily secure a line without knotting by making one or more 'S' turns (varying somewhat with synthetic lines) around a cleat or pin BELOW downward, within ship BEND to ...
Carrick bend: A knot used to tie two lines together.
Carvel planking: Solid wood planks, butted together, fastened to the frames, with a flexible caulking between the planks.
Catamaran: A twin hulled boat.
Carrick Bend-. - A knot used to tie two lines together
Cast Off - to release lines holding boat to shore or mooring, to release sheets.
Catamaran- A twin hulled boat.
Catboat- - A sailboat rigged with one mast and one sail ...
BEND To make fast, eg to bend a sail onto a yard. A knot used to bend one rope onto another. BEARING The direction of an object expressed either as a true bearing as shown on the chart, or as a bearing relative to the heading of the boat.
Carrick Bend: A knot used to tie two lines together.
Catamaran: A twin hulled boat.
Catboat: A sailboat rigged with one mast and one sail.
Catspaw: A puff of wind on the water caused by a mass of cool air plunging down through warm surface air.
Adjusting the tension on the running backstay has two effects: First, the forestay is tensioned (controls sag in headsail) and Second, mast bend is reduced (the mast becomes straighter).
The sailplan shows a mast with some pre-bend, double spreaders and 22-degrees of spreader sweep. The mainsail roach overlaps the backstay by about two and a half inches, and that's not enough to hang the roach up on the backstay in light air.
(e) A vessel nearing a bend or an area of a channel or fairway where other vessels may be obscured by an intervening obstruction shall sound one prolonged blast.
For clenching the lands the nails are sometimes flattened and tapered to a chisel point, making them easier to bend, but the size of these suggests they were clenched through steamed timbers.
(f) A vessel nearing a bend or an area of a narrow channel or fairway where other vessels may be obscured by an intervening obstruction shall navigate with particular alertness and caution and shall sound the appropriate signal prescribed in Rule ...
One prolonged blast is a warning signal (for example, used when coming around a blind bend or exiting a slip).
Five (or more) short, rapid blasts are to signal danger or that you do not understand the other boater’s intentions ...
the person shall bend the knees,
then float on the back, and
shall make sure that the personal flotation device and/or life jacket keeps the chin above water so that it is easy to breathe.
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A large, triangular sail is spread by two long spars. On the stamp to the left the spars have been bend to a curved form. To the right the spars are form a straight 'V'. Another term for this type of sail is 'oceanic triangular sail'.
Backstay: A mast support that runs from the top of the mast to the stern of the yacht; it may be adjustable in order to bend the mast backward or to increase tension on the forestay. See Running Backstay.
A rigging wire used to keep the mast from moving forward, as well as to vary the amount of bend in the mast.
The backstay runs from the mast to the after end of the boat. The backstay can be adjusted by hydraulic or mechanical controls to bend the mast backwards, thus flattening the mainsail as the breeze freshens.
A line running from the bow of the boat to the upper part of the mast, designed to pull the mast forward. A forestay that attaches slightly below the top of the mast can be used to help control the bend of the mast.
The inverted bell shape of the hull, with smaller payload the waterline cross-section is less, hence the resisitance is less and the speed is higher. With higher payload the outward bend provides smoother performance in waves.
A headstay is a line of wire or steel rod that supports the mast and adjusts its bend.
The port side of the boat is its left side as the boat moves forward.
The starboard side is the right.
The bow is the front and the stern is the back.
Cut-up: When a keel departs from a straight line at a sharp bend, or knuckle, the sloping portion is called a cut-up.
The anchor warp in large sailing ships (cables) were too large to bend around a capstan. Smaller lines were used to heave the cables and these were nipped to the cable by small boys, who became known as nippers.
 See also: Boat, Light, Sailing, Forward, Anchor
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