Drogue: A surface anchor to hold bow or stern to wind.
Floors: Transverse frames that run across the keel but do not extend up the sides, also the portion of the hull between the keel and the turn of the bilge.
drogue - Any object used to increase the drag of a boat. Typically shaped like a parachute or cone opened underwater, drogues slow a boat's motion in heavy weather. Also see sea anchor.
drogue
A parachute-like sea anchor.
dry weight
Weight of the boat without fuel and fresh water.
Drogue A sea anchor - a cone shaped canvas bag to which the vessel lies in heavy weather to keep the bow pointing into the waves, or towed from the stern to slow the speed when running.
drogue - An opened-ended cone; a conic device serving to slow down a vessel in heavy weather.
DRS - A sail referred as a (D)rifter / (R)eacher / (S)pinnaker.
Drogue:
Any object used to increase the drag of a boat and slow her down. Typically shaped like a parachute or cone opened underwater, drogues decrease a boat's speed in heavy weather. Also see sea anchor.
DROGUE-A canvas bucket or conical-shaped device used to provide resistance in the water and slow a vessel or keep its bow pointed into the wind and waves.
DROGUE, OR SEA ANCHOR
The sea anchor consists of a hinge-jointed galvanized ring about three feet in diameter. A conical bag made of stout canvas is sewed to the ring and roped, as shown in sketch.
Drogue
Object towed over boat's stern to decrease speed and help keep it pointed down wind.
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Drogue - A sea anchor is attached to the bow a drogue is attached to the stern, it can be a line with knots towed astern off a dingy to keep it from running into the back of the boat in a following sea ...
drogue
A device used to ride out heavy weather and storms. It is a small parachute or other object towed astern. See storm. Compare with sea anchor.
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A drogue designed to bring a boat to a near stop in heavy weather. Typically a sea anchor is set off of the bow of a boat so that the bow points into the wind and rough waves.
Sea Buoy
The last buoy as a boat heads to sea.
The drogue should be set so it is in the wave's trough when the boat is on a wave's crest. The bridle can also be adjusted to help steer the boat.
DRAFT- The depth of water required to float a vessel.
DRAGGING- When the anchor is not holding.
DROGUE- Device streamed astern to keep stern up to the waves in a following sea.
DROGUE - Object streamed from boat to decrease speed, sea anchor.
FAIRLEAD - Fitting to route control lines or cables.
FAIRWAY - Marine thoroughfare.
FATHOM - A unit of length used in measuring water depth. One fathom is 6 feet.
Also called a drogue. sea cockThrough-hull fitting with a valve between the interior and the exterior of the boat. seaworthyAbility to handle rough weather. Also called sea-kindly.
One device that can help is a drogue. This device is towed at the stern of a boat with the intention of slowing, not stopping, its progress.
^ Article on the series drogue
^ Trip lines
^ The Sea Wolf, e-text at Project Gutenberg
^ Sailing Multihulls in Heavy Weather
^ Kayak sea anchors
^ Commercial fishing sea anchors for vessels up to 2800 tons displacement ...
Draft: Distance between the waterline and the lowest part of the keel or hull. -The amount of bend in a sail's shape.
Drogue: An object used to increase the drag of a boat to slow her down.
-Typically shaped like a parachute or cone opened underwater.
along with the tide or current drift lead A lead weight on a line dropped from an anchored vessel to indicate if she is starting to drag anchor [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] drive To carry all canvas possible in heavy weather drogue ...
 See also: Sailing, Anchor, Boat, Point, Hull
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