Cordage

cordage - Any rope or line.
counter - The part of the stern aft of where it leaves the waterline.
course - 1 - The direction the boat is traveling or intends to travel. 2 - A path which racing boats are to follow.

Cordage: The generic term for any rope on a ship, but especially denoting the ropes of the rigging.

cordage - A classification encompassing all small lines (ropes); may be for natural or synthetic fibers.
cored construction - The material between an inner and an outer layer.

Cordage:
Any rope or line.
Corinthian:
A 19th century term for a yachtsman who sails his own yacht without the help of a professional skipper.

[edit] Cordage
The term cordage refers to the ropes, called lines, that connect and manipulate sails. Cordage is attached to the spars and sometimes the sails by systems of metal pulleys and clips.

rope or cordage
List
the leaning of a boat to the side because of excess weight on that side ...

Rope and cordage used aboard a vessel.
Lock
A structure having movable gates for ships and boats to pass up and down to different water levels in a canal, river, or tidal basin.

A length of cordage. When cut up for use on a boat it becomes "line". The only rope on a boat is the boltrope. Most rope is braided, or woven in a complex weave; double-braided rope has a core inside a sleeve.

- All cordage in general, above one inch in circumference, which bear different names, according to their .various uses, Bolt Rope is the rope sewed to the skirts or edges of sails. Buoy Rope. - A rope fastened to the buoy of the anchor.

LINE - Rope and cordage used aboard a vessel.
LOG - A record of courses or operation. Also, a device to measure speed.
LONGITUDE - The distance in degrees east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England.

Lines - Rope or cordage used for various purposes aboard a boat.
Log - A record of courses or operation. Also, a device to measure speed.
Longitude - The distance in degrees east or west of the meridian at ...

Line - rope or cordage
List - the leaning of a boat to the side because of excess weight on that side
Luff - the front edge of a sail, and the flapping in the wind of the front of the sail (luffing) ...

LINE: Rope and cordage used aboard a vessel.
LIST: Inclination of a boat due to excess weight on one side or the other.
LOG: A record of courses or operation. Also, a device to measure speed.

halyard -- also halliard; the cordage used to haul the head of a sail up the mast
hanks -- metal hooks used to secure a sail to a stay; to hank on a sail is to hook it on a stay using the hanks
hard over -- turning the wheel as far as possible ...

FATHOM A nautical unit of length used in measuring cordage, chains, depths, etc. The length varies in different countries, being six feet in the United States and in Great Britain. FELLOES Pieces of wood which form the rim of a wheel.

" The function of all cordage may be said to be to pull, for the purpose either of keeping the masts in their places, or of moving spars and sails.

A nautical measure of water depth, equal to six feet; sometimes also used to indicate the lengths of lead lines, cordage and anchor chains [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] fathom line A line on a chart connecting equal water depths and thereby ...

fathom: a nautical measure equal to six feet; used for measuring water depths, and also for indicating the lengths of lead lines, cordage and anchor chains.

However, the rigging in a large sailing ship could comprise upwards of ten miles of cordage, with hundreds of different names and functions.

Line - A rope or cordage.
List - An inclination (leaning) to one side. Causes could include excess weight or stress on that side ...

In general, cordage as it is purchased at the store. When it comes aboard a vessel and is put to use it becomes line.
Rudder
Attached to the stern is the rudder, which is controlled by the helm-tiller or a steering wheel.

There was miles and miles of cordage in the rigging of a square rigged ship. The only way of keeping track of and knowing the function of all of these lines was to know where they were located. It took an experienced seaman to know the ropes.

Traditionally a line must be over 1 inch in size to be called a rope. Cordage purchased from a supplier is called rope. Once installed on a yacht it is referred to as "lines".
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Always carry sufficient cordage to replace a sheet should it break, and a few spare blocks and shackles are a necessity. Some form of tool kit is also necessary, as all threads on shackles jam solid when you most need them undone.

Rope manufacturers print a chart on the back of each package stating safe working loads which are set forth by The Cordage Institute of Washington DC. Whenever a rope is selected, good judgment should be exercised.

Cordage- Any rope or line
Course -- compass heading or the angle of the boat in sailing against the wind
Courtesy Flag- A smaller version of the flag of the country being visited. It is flown from the starboard spreader.