Downhaul

The downhaul is a line which is part of the rigging on a sailboat; it applies downward force on a spar or sail.

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 -- 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. Earrings -- Ropes for fastening the corners of the heads of sails to yards and for reefing.

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 A line used to pull down on a spar or sail. downwind In the direction the wind is blowing.

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 line or tackle that pulls down a sail at its tack or holds down a spinnaker pole (also foreguy). downwind ...

downhaul A rigging line used to hold down (or haul down) a sail or spar. downwind A leeward direction; a direction to leeward with the wind.

Peak Downhaul - A rope rove through a single block at the gaff end to haul upon when lowering the mainsail. Peak Halyards - The halyards by which the peak of a sail is hoisted. Peak Purchase - A tackle attached to one end of the peak halyards.

Downhaul A rope used to haul down jibs, staysails, and studdingsails. Drabler A piece of canvass laced to the bonnet of a sail, to give it more drop. Draft The depth of water required to float a vessel.

Running rigging comprises the halyards, sheets, tackles, outhauls and downhauls to put up, take down and adjust sails. ring lug: a connecting device that is crimped onto a wire end and then secured to a screw terminal.

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.

Cunningham (also called a Downhaul): Adjusting the tension of a sail's luff. Head Up: Sailing closer to the wind. Kicker (also called a Vang): A device used to keep the boom from rising.

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. Guys control the fore-and-aft position of poles.

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: 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 ...

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.

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.

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. CUNNINGHAM: (also called a Downhaul): Adjusting the tension of a sail's luff.

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. Downwind - In the direction the wind is blowing.

See also: Mast, Boat, Sailing, Point, Deck