Course (sail)
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COURSE: The direction in which a boat is steered.
CRINGLE: A reinforced eye worked into the luff or leech of a sail to form the new tack or clew when reefing.
CUDDY: A small shelter cabin in a boat.
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YACHT - A pleasure boat; in American usage the idea of size and luxury is conveyed, either sail or power.
YAW - To swing or steer off course, as when running with a quartering sea.
Course - the direction in which the ship is headed
Course - the path over which something moves
Debark - leave the ship ...
Course
Lowest and largest sail on each mast. Called "Fore Course" or "Main Course," depending upon the mast the sail is on.
Crosstrees ...
Course: The direction a yacht is sailing.
Crew: The team of sailors that sails the yacht.
Dacron: A white woven sailcloth made of polyester fiber. Brand name by DuPont.
course
Direction in which a boat is steered.
cruiser
A boat with overnight accommodations.
Course
The direction in which a boat is traveling or intends to travel.
CQR anchor
Also called a plow anchor. Short for coastal quick release anchor. An anchor that is designed to bury itself into the ground by use of its plow shape.
Course 1) The direction a vessel steers to, 2) the square sail set from a lower yard.
Cradle The frame erected round and under a vessel to support her out of the water.
Cringle Rope round a thimble, worked into a sail.
course - 1 - The direction the boat is traveling or intends to travel. 2 - A path which racing boats are to follow.
courtesy flag - A smaller version of the flag of the country being visited. It is flown from the starboard spreader.
course - The direction in which a boat is steered. When racing, it is the direction that a vessel must follow.
covering board - The outside dock plank fitted over the timber heads. See "Plank Sheer." ...
Course Protractor:
An instrument with a movable arm to plot a course on a chart
Courtesy Flag:
A smaller version of the flag of the country being visited. It is flown from the starboard spreader.
safe course
A determined safe route across dangerous water
safe overhead clearance ...
The course is divided into ten parts :
How to Charter - A guide on how to charter a boat and problems which you may encounter.
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Proper Course -- A course a boat would sail to finish as soon as possible in the absence of the other boats referred to in the rule using the term. A boat has no proper course before her starting signal.
Course - Intended direction of travel. If plotted DR course on a chart write compass heading with “M' or “T' if course is compass reading is magnetic or true
Crossing Channels or Shipping Lanes - Do at a right angle ...
COURSE - The direction in which a boat is steered.
CUDDY - A small shelter cabin in a boat.
CURRENT - The horizontal movement of water.
Course - The direction in which a boat is steered.
Coxswain - Sailor in charge of and steering a small boat
Crosstrees - Horizontal members attached to the mast acting as spreaders for the shrouds ...
course made good, CMG, course over the bottom (ground), COG
See made good.
courtesy flag ...
A course that is the shortest distance between two points, following a great circle.
A course marked by buoys or ranges measuring one nautical mile. Measured miles are used to calibrate logs.
meat hook
slang expression for a large fishing hook ...
A course of action suggested by Julian was to paint the topsides and hull a similar colour to emphasise the continuity of form.
a course with the wind coming from starboard and the boom on the port side
Step
the frame that the bottom of the mast ends into ...
Of course I need not impress upon the amateur boat sailer that a compass should be taken along on a cruise.
Of course, you could just sail the Corsair 36 between major sailing areas and leave the Interstates to the maniacs on wheels.
Plot a course and understand True and Magnetic course
Keep track of a position either by dead reckoning or with a GPS.
(b) Any course of instruction in boating safety education offered by the Department is not required to consist of more than 6 classes, nor to exceed a cumulative total of 12 hours.
(c) Tests may be administered verbally when appropriate.
Sailing a course as close to windward as possible.
Coaming
Raised area around the cockpit that prevents water from entering.
To mark a course on a chart./font
Point
Divisions of a compass which has 32 points.
Magnetic Course: Course of a vessel in relation to magnetic north.
Magnetic Meridian: A line of horizontal magnetic force of the earth to which a compass, in the absence of deviation, aligns itself.
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.
Lay line: The course on which your boat, sailing close - hauled on starboard tack, can just make a windward mark which is to be rounded to port is the starboard - tack lay line for that mark, ...
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Lay: To sail a course that will clear an object or racecourse marker buoy such as the windward and leeward marks. When a yacht is doing so, it is said to be laying the mark. Also see "Layline." ...
Chart Table - A table designated as the area in the boat where the navigator will study charts and plot courses.
Charter - The renting of a boat
Chearly - An old expression meaning heartily or quickly.
course -- compass heading or the angle of the boat in sailing against the wind
crabbing -- going sideways due to set (also catching crabs!)
D signal -- safety signal, "Keep clear of me. I am maneuvering with difficulty."
deadhead -- a floating log ...
The purpose of this member is to keep the wind from blowing the boat sideways from its forward course. The keel also serves to protect the prop on a power boat. KERF The cut made by a saw blade.
with buoys that guide boats safely through shoals, shallow areas or other underwater obstructions Charlie Noble The pipe used to vent a galley stove above deck chart (noun) The proper term for a nautical map chart (verb) To mark a course ...
COME ABOUT - - Significant course change in sailing to bring the bow through the wind or tack.
COMPASS ERROR - Combined effect of variation and deviation.
COURSE - Intended direction for a boat to be steered.
to belay COURSE the compass direction along which the vessel (not equivalent to "heading") is intended to go or is traveling CROW'S NEST a lookout or observation station high up on a mast CTD Conductivity, Temperature, ...
set: the direction of the tide or current, the leeway course of the boat. settee berth: a long cabin seat that converts into a bunk.
sagTo slide or drift off course. sail planArrangement of sails on a boat. sailboatA boat that is at least partially propelled by capturing the force of wind in sails.
Dead reckoning - Determining your position by distance and course run
Displacement Hull - boat meant to move through the water,
not skim over it.
Draft - least depth of water needed to allow a boat to clear the bottom.
BEAR AWAY - To steer so that a vessel sails off her course to leeward.
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.
Rhumb line - A line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction (straight line compass course between two points)
Rigging - The ropes, chains, etc.
It was the custom in sailing ships to record courses, distances and tacks on a log slate. The new watch would always use a clean slate if things were going fine, disregarding what had gone before and starting anew.
When hoisted singly from a ship it means "I am altering my course to port." (Kerchove) IACS International Association of Classification Societies
Grouping of the main classification societies (about 10 in 1997) in order to raise the standards.
compass rose: two concentric circles, each divided into 360 degrees or 32 points, printed on nautical charts and used for laying off courses or bearings. The outer circle is graduated in degrees true, the inner circle is degrees magnetic.
TIE PLATE A single fore-and-aft or diagonal course of plating attached to deck beams under a wood deck to give extra strength. TILLER An arm attached to the rudder head for operating the rudder. TOE The edge of a flange on a bar.
Course - The horizontal direction in a which a vessel is steered or intended to be steered, expressed as angular distance from north, usually from 000° at north, clockwise through 359°.
Dead reckoning-A calculation of determining position by using course speed last known position
DEADEYE A block with three hole in use to receive the laniard of a shroud or a stay to adjust tension.
deadhead -- a floating log ...
The boat with the right of way is called the stand-on vessel and the one that must yield or alter its course is the give-way vessel.
The principal entries are: courses steered; distance run; compass variations, sea and weather conditions; ship's position, principal headlands passed; names of lookouts, and any unusual position, principal headlands passed; names of lookouts, ...
Fair Wind: Wind when it is favorable to the course being steered.
Fairlead: A fitting that a line passes through to guide it in a particular direction.
Fall Off: To change direction so as to point farther away from the wind.
document, for it contains the following clause which is known as the Mutual Agreement Clause: " The club challenging for the cup and the club holding the same may by mutual consent make any arrangement satisfactory to both as to the dates, courses, ...
A lookout may observe a contact on radar, begin to form a mental pisture of the other vessel, an possibly make a course change.
Saltwater sailors need to know how tides and current can affect their course. Tides are the vertical rise and fall of water depth around the earth caused by the gravitational pulls of the moon and sun.
 See also: Boat, Sailing, Hull, Forward, Sail
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