Drogue

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-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 - 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, 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- Device streamed astern to keep stern up to the waves in a following sea. EBB- Reflux of tide. EDDY- Water currents moving in circular patterns.

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 Object towed over boat's stern to decrease speed and help keep it pointed down wind. E ...

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. drop ...

drogue An opened-ended cone; a conic device serving to slow down a vessel in heavy weather. drydock An enclosed dock; a dock used in the repairing or cleaning of a vessel; a raised dock from which a boat can be raised so that water can be pumped out.

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.

Sea Anchor Or Drogue Surface anchor of wood and canvas for keeping a vessel not under control, head on to wind and sea in bad weather. Second Greaser ...

Sea anchor: A drag (drogue) thrown over to keep a vessel to the wind and sea. Sea chest: A sailor's trunk; the intake between the ship's side and a sea valve. Sea dog: An old sailor. Sea going: Capable of going to 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.

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.

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 ^ Four uses for drouges ...

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.

To move 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 sea ...

See also: Sailing, Anchor, Boat, Point, Hull