Gaff

gaff 1. A spar hoisted on the aft side of a mast to support the head of a sail, hence gaff-rigged; 2. A spar used to support and spread the head of a sail of four generally unequal sides. A sail so rigged is gaff-headed. 3.

Gaff: - a free-swinging spar attached to the top of the sail. Gaff rigged Sloop Gale--Force 8 on the Beaufort wind scale 34 to 40 knots of wind. Galley: - The kitchen of a ship. Gallows- A frame used to rest the boom when the sail is down.

Gaff vs. Bermudan The gaff rig and the Bermudan are the two major rigs today. Each has its advantages, but truly they operate on different planes.

gaff: a spar used to support the top of a mainsail or a pole with a hook end used for hauling fish onboard a spar to support and spread the head of a sail of four generally unequal sides. A sail so rigged is gaff-headed.

gaff 1) The spar aloft on the traditional four-sided gaff rig. See rig. 2) A pole with a sharp hook used to retrieve fish from the water. gale ...

gaff - 1 - A spar that holds the top of a four sided gaff sail. 2 - A pole with a hook at the end used to get a fish on board. gale force winds - Wind speeds strong enough to qualify the storm as a gale.

gaff A spar or pole extending diagonally upward from the after side of a mast and supporting a fore-and-aft sail. gale A storm with a wind speed between 34 and 40 knots.

Gaff, gunter, lug, junk and some sprit sails have four sides but are set fore and aft so that one edge is leading. That is, the luff. tack, foot, clew and leech are the same as for the triangular Bermuda sail.

Gaff: The spar extending along the top of a four-sided fore-and-aft mounted sail. Gaff rigged: A boat rigged with a four-sided fore-and-aft sail mounted on an upper spar or gaff which extends aft from the mast.

Gaff: A free-moving spar that is mounted to the top edge of a sail Galley: The cooking facility on a boat; in larger yachts normally called kitchen Gangway: The part of a ship or large yacht where passengers and crew board or disembark ...

GAFF: A spar to support the head of a gaff sail. GAFF RIG: Four-sided mainsail defined by two booms, one located on the bottom, perpendicular to the mast, and another, located on top, at an angle from the mast. GALLEY: The kitchen area of a boat.

Gaff The spar to which the head of a fore and aft sail is bent. Galley The kitchen of a ship of any size. Gallows Frame of wood or metal with rounded top for supporting the boom.

GAFF A spar in a gaff rig (four sided sails) to which the top side of the sailed is attached.

gaff-topsail gale 1. An unusually strong wind. 2. In storm-warning terminology, a wind of 28-47 knots (52-87 kilometers or 32-63 miles per hour). (back) ...

Gaff - a free swinging spar attached to the top edge of a sail Galley - The kitchen area of a boat. Gangway - The area of a ship's side where people board and disembark.

GAFF TOPSAIL HALYARD BEND Pass two turns round the spar, then lead the end back round the standing part and underneath all the turns, bringing it round to its own part and back again over the two outer turns and underneath the inner turn.

Gaff: - a free-swinging spar attached to the top of the sail. Galley: - The kitchen of a ship. Gallows- A frame used to rest the boom when the sail is down. Gang Plank - Board or ramp used as a walkway from ship to dock ...

Gaff Rig: Gaff rig is a sailing rig in which a sail is a four-cornered fore-and-aft rigged sail controlled at its peak, and usually entire head, by a spar (pole) called the gaff.

Gaff Rig - Any sailboat with a four-sided mainsail, defined by two booms, one located on the bottom, perpendicular to the mast, and another, located on top, at an angle from the mast.

Gaff: A spar used in ships to extend the heads of fore-and-aft sails which are not set on stays. Gangway: On deep waisted ships like the seventy-four, a narrow platform extending from the quarter-deck to the forecastle.

Gaff: A spar that supports the head of a four sided fore-and-aft sail. Gaff Topsail: A triangular sail set over a gaff. Genoa: A large foresail or jib that overlaps the mainsail. Give-Way: To yield the right of way to another boat.

G gaff A device used to boat a large fish; A spar that holds the upper side of a four-sided sail. galley The ships' kitchen. garboard strake The plank next to the keel.

GAFF - A spar to support the head of a gaff sail. GALLEY - The kitchen area of a boat. GANGWAY - The area of a ship's side where people board and disembark. GEAR - A general term for ropes, blocks, tackle and other equipment.

GAFF A spar to which the top of a fore-and-aft sail is attached. It is usually fitted with a jaw at the mast end to clasp the mast.

Monkey Gaff A short gaff on the aftermost mast for signaling purposes. Monkey Jacket ...

Spanker- A gaff-headed sail attached to the mizzenmast. Spinnaker- A large, light triangular sail used in light airs. Spinnaker pole- A spar or pole used to hold the spinnaker away from the mast.

Gaff a free-swinging spar attached to the top of a fore-and-aft sail . GAFF-TOPSAIL A light sail set over a gaff, the foot being spread by it. Gage The depth of water of a vessel. Also, her position as to another vessel, as having the weather.

GAFF: The spar supporting the upper edge of an old fashioned type of fore and aft rigged, four-cornered mainsail. A vessel that uses such a sail is said to be ‘gaff-rigged’. GALLEY: The kitchen area aboard a boat.

PEAK The upper aft corner of a gaff-headed sail. PENANT A pointed flag.

forepeak, foresail, forestay, forestaysail, foretriangle, forward, forward quarter spring line, foul, founder, fractional rig, freeboard, freeing port, freestanding mast, fronts, full and by, full keel, fully battened, fully stayed, furl gaff, ...

GAFF - Spar which supports the upper side of a fore-and-aft four-sided sail. Also, long-handed hook to bring fish aboard. GAFF RIGGED - A sailboat whose principal sail is supported by a gaff.

I suppose for pure sailing performance you may want a finer bow for speed to weather, but with this simple, boomless gaff rig this boat is not designed to be an upwind rocket.

A small lug may be carried above the large one, and a gaff topsail added to the sails of a schooner. A small-masted fore-and-aft-rigged vessel may be a cutter (fig. 7) or sloop.

In the middle of the 17th century the gaff sail was developed from the spritsail. It was successfully employed on small sailing boats, cutters, schooners, sloops and on the jigger mast of great sailing ships - the barques and barquentines.

GUNTER RIG - Similar to a gaff rig, except that the spar forming the "gaff" is hoisted to an almost vertical position, extending well above the mast. GUNWALE - The upper edge of a boat's sides.

spencer a fore-and-aft sail, set with a gaff and no boom, and hoisting from a small mast called a spencer mast, just abaft the fore and main masts Search results: Click on the word(s) below to view the definition. S.S.

A triangular sail set above the gaff on a gaff rigged boat. Topsides The sides of the hull above the waterline and below the deck.

Lowest sail on mizzenmast; rigged somewhat fore and aft (between boom and gaff), rather than the general crossways arrangement of the rest of the sails. Spar ...

The version below on the "Micro Navigator" perhaps owes something to the Florida sharpies of Commodore Munroe's day, which had high-peaked battened gaff sails with a sprit-boom but only a single sheet. This sail is small and has 3 separate sheets.

Most are single-mast 'Bermudan sloop' rigged vessels, with a single foresail (of the 'jib' or 'genoa') type and a single mainsail. Some are gaff rigged.

See also: Boat, Sail, Sailing, Mast, Boom