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Gale Warnings Gale Winds of at least Beaufort force 8 (34-40 knots) or gusts reaching 43-51 knots. Severe Gale Winds of force (41-47 knots) or gusts reaching 52-60 knots. Violent Storm Winds of force 11 (56-63 knots) or gusts of 69 knots or more.
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gale force winds - Wind speeds strong enough to qualify the storm as a gale. gale - A storm with a wind speed between 34 to 40 knots. galley - The kitchen area on a boat.
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GaleA storm with a wind speed between 34 to 40 knots. Gale Force Winds ...
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Gale warning Sustained wind speeds in the range of 34 to 47 knots inclusive as defined by Atmospheric Environment Service, Environment Canada Storm warning ...
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GALE - Wind with speeds between 34 and 40 knots. GANGWAY -The area of a ship's side where people board and disembark. GEAR - General term for boating equipment.
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Fastnet GaleThe storm that hit the fleet in the 1979 sailing race from England to Fastnet Rock off Ireland and return. Fifteen sailors died, making this the greatest disaster in the history of pleasure sailing. fat, heavy ...
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10 Whole GaleOr that with which she could scarcely bear close-reefed main- topsail and reefed fore- sail. 48 To 55 knots 11 Storm ...
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" (d) When the gale has continued so long that the largest waves have outgrown the period of the ship, she will not thereby have been released from the operation of waves having her own period, ...
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Running before a gale, yawing badly and threatening to broach-to (Figs. 70 and 71), oil should be distributed from the bow and from both sides, abaft the beam. In Fig.
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Gale - An unusually strong wind. In storm-warning terminology, a wind of 34 to 47 knots (39 to 54 miles per hour or 62-87 kilometers per hour). Galleon - A development of the carrack, with the high forecastle eliminated.
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A long-handed instrument used to hook fish from the water gale A range of winds from 34 to 47 knots (39 to 54 miles per hour); see also weather definitions galleass A large, ...
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As a striking instance of the value of oil in a heavy gale I will quote the case of the British ship Slivemore, which took fire in June, 1885, while in the Indian Ocean about eight hundred miles northeastward of the Seychelles Islands.
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From the moment you first step aboard the 523 you realize that this handsome sloop is completely put together like an elegant French woman, who can not only stand her watch and hand steer through a gale but then turn out a stunning meal afterward.
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Gale or Storm warnings - Small craft warnings for winds that are over 33 knots. GANGWAY - The area of a ship's side where people board and disembark. GEAR - A general term for ropes, blocks, tackle and other equipment.
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And then sails are categorized in light wind sails and gale sails as well. During a storm or hurricane the crew set small sails made from heavy, solid material. During lesser winds light and large sails are preferred.
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Active Tactics: The difference between a gale and what has become know as a "survival" storm is that in the former, with winds of force 8, or perhaps 9 (say 30 to 45 knots mean velocity), ...
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And if you are somewhat novice, our advice is to stay at your current anchorage and not to go out until the gale or tropical wave or whatever it is, exits your area.
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Stay at home when you hear special marine warnings, such as winds up to 34 knots are expected. Gale warnings, with prolonged winds up to 45 knots. Storm warnings, winds up to 65 knots or Hurricane warnings, with winds of 65 plus knots.
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A single red pennant signals a small craft warning- wind speeds Up to 38 mph winds Two indicate a gale- windspeeds from 39-54mph A storm warning 55-73 mph winds Two indicate a hurricane warning 74+ mph. winds ...
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 See also: Point, Boat, Wind, Sailing, Anchor
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