Downhaul
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Downhaul - a line, attached to the tack, that adjusts tension in the sail
Draft - the depth of the boat at its lowest point, also the depth or fullness of the sail ...
Downhaul: Line used to tighten or tension the luff (forward edge) of the sail.
Ease: To let out... as in ease a sheet. (line) ...
Downhaul Rope or tackle used to haul down sail or yard.
Down helm Order to helmsman to put tiller away from wind; up helm is towards wind.
Dowse 1) To extinguish a light, 2) Lower sail or spar quickly, 3) Spray with water.
downhaul - A rigging line used to hold down (or haul down) a sail or spar. On the mainsail, it is attached just above the boom and tied off to a cleat on the mast, with the purpose of tensioning the leading edge of the sail.
Downhaul:
(1) Line attached to the bottom of the boom used to flatten the sail by pulling the boom down, and thus tightening the luff of the sail.
(2) A line used for hauling down a jib or staysail.
Downhaul -- A rope by which a sail is hauled down.
Draught of water -- The depth of a vessel measured from the under side of the keel to the load waterline.
downhaul
A line or tackle that pulls down a sail at its tack or holds down a spinnaker pole (also foreguy).
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Downhaul - A line used to pull a spar, such as the spinnaker pole, or a sail, particularly the mainsail, down.
Draft - The depth of water a boat draws.
downhaul: a line used to pull a spar, such as the spinnaker pole, or a sail, particularly the mainsail, down a control line that adjusts and tensions the luff of a sail. downwind: sailing in the same direction as the wind.
Downhaul - A rope or line attached to the tack to haul down, or to assist in hauling down or to adjust tension in a sail.
Draft - The depth of the boat at its lowest point. May also mean the depth or fullness of the sail.
CUNNINGHAM: (also called a Downhaul): Adjusting the tension of a sail's luff.
CURRENT: The horizontal movement of water.
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This type of sail is used on a free-standing mast and is held on the mast with a downhaul line or is attached to the gooseneck. (See the EIGHT BALL, DINKY, and FOAMEE.) SAILBOAT RIGS: CAT RIG - Having a single mast and a single sail.
A sail is pulled up by the halyard and adjusted out by an outhaul, and down by a downhaul. A sheet adjusts a sail's angle to the wind. A topping lift raises or lowers the outer end of the boom or pole.
Downhaul-A rope used to haul down jibs, staysails and studding sails.
Double Sheetbend -Join small to medium size rope.
douse To drop a sail quickly
Draft-The depth of water required float a vessel
Drift- A vessel leeway ...
Downhaul: A control line that adjusts and tensions the luff of a sail.
Downwind: (Run, With the Wind) Sailing away from the wind source with the sails let out all the way.
Downhaul: The rope that is used to pull a sail down
Downwind: All courses further away from the wind than a beam reach
Draft: The depth of water that a boat draws
Drift: Strength of a tidal current ...
Consists of halyards, mainsheet, jib sheets, topping lift, downhaul, outhaul, and cunningham.
Schooner: a two-masted boat where the aftermost mast is the tallest or all masts are of equal height. Can also have 3- and 4-masted schooners.
To take in or lower a sail downhaul 1. A line or tackle used to pull down on a sail or spar; 2. A control line that adjusts and tensions the luff of a sail down helm To bring a boat up into the wind downwind 1.
 See also: Mast, Boat, Sailing, Point, Deck
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