Hand Signals
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hand - Someone who helps with the work on a boat.
handsomely - To do something carefully and in the proper manner, such as whenstowing a line.
handy-billy - A movable block and tackle.
hand rail
A hand hold. Usually along the cabin top or ladder.
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Hand Signals for Skiers
Knowing proper hand signals will help the skier(s) communicate with their boat operator or the observer.
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hand - To hand a sail is to stow, furl, or take in; hence a sail is said to be "handed" when either of these operations has been performed. A member of a ship's crew.
Hand over fist:
The expression "hand over fist" means to go forth rapidly in some endeavor, such as, making money hand over fist.
Left-hand lay: Stranded rope made with the twist to the left; also called S-twist; most rope is right hand lay, or Z-twist.
Length overall [LOA]: The distance between the tip of the bow and the end of the stern.
Hand-hold fittings mounted on cabin tops and sides for personal safety when moving around the boat.
granny knot
A bad knot that was probably tied in error, will not necessarily hold fast, and may be difficult to untie.
The hand lead weighs fourteen pounds. The line to which it is attached is twenty-five fathoms long, and is marked as follows: At two fathoms, leather with two ends;
at three fathoms, leather with three ends;
at five fathoms, white muslin; ...
Port hand buoys are green and starboard hand buoys are red. They show which side of a channel is safest to travel; accordingly, they mark channels or hazards. Generally, green buoys must be passed on the left side of a craft heading upstream, i.e.
Left hand strand "A" leads off to the left, right hand strand "C" to the right of the standing part. Tucking the strand ends "A", "B" and "C" under three strands of the standing part is the next step. Get this right and the rest is a piece of cake! ...
A small hand-bearing compass. The early ones were shaped like hockey pucks.
hockle
A kink in a line.
To stow (hand) the sail the sheets are released and the clewlines and buntlines are pulled tight. The sail folds in half - back in its gear - and no longer catches the wind.
*Use the hand on the coils for control. If you don't, the coils can stick and then suddenly jerk out. This can also cause injury.
The left hand side when looking forward towards the bow.
Ratchet block
A block with a serrated sheave, which grips the sheet, and a pawl which permits it to turn in one direction only, thus taking much of the load.
The right hand side of the boat when facing forwards.
Stays
The part of the standing rigging which support the mast in fore and aft direction.
The robust, hand-laid solid fiberglass hull is built to CE Offshore A category standards. The hull is supported by Beneteau's proven grid system-a bonded fiberglass hull liner that stiffens the hull and spreads loads from the rig throughout the boat.
On the other hand the dug-out had its limitations. The largest tree that could be thrown and scooped out afforded but a narrow space for carrying goods, and presented problems as to stability which must have been very difficult to solve.
On the other hand, paragraph (d)'s "safe distance" and Rule 16's "well clear" mean much the same thing (the minimum passing distance permitted by the Rules), and both generally represent a smaller distance than "close-quarters.
GRAB RAILS - Hand-hold fittings mounted on cabin tops and sides for personal safety when moving around the boat.
GROUND TACKLE - A collective term for the anchor and its associated gear.
GUNWALE - The upper edge of a boat's sides.
MAY I USE MY HAND-HELD MARINE VHF RADIO ON LAND?
You must have a special license, called a marine utility station license, to operate a hand-held marine radio from land -- a ship station license IS NOT sufficient.
hand bearing compass: a hand-held compass incorporating a sighting apparatus and used primarily for taking bearings. harden up: to steer closer to the wind, usually by pulling in on the sheets.
Port The left-hand side of the boat when facing forward. Many people remember that "port and left both have four letters.
Propellers - Right hand propeller spins clockwise, left hand spins counter clockwise. Most single screw driven vessels are right hand propspulls the stern to starboard in forward and to port in reverse, mostly affects reverse ...
BODY PLAN A plan consisting of two half transverse elevations or end views of a ship, both having a common vertical center line, so that the right-hand side represents the ship as seen from ahead, and the left-hand side as seen from astern.
Palm - A leather tool worn on the hand with a thimble shaped structure on it, and used when sewing canvas or sails.
PAN PAN - An urgent message used on a radio regarding the safety of people or property.
15" pitch, left hand rotation, 1" shaft) PLANING HULL A hull that lifts and skims the surface of the water causing the stern wake to break clean from the transom.
is within two overall lengths of the other boat overstand To sail beyond an object or a layline painter A bow line to which a smaller boat is towed or made fast to a mooring palm or sewing palm Leather fitting over a sailmaker's hand ...
Pay out: To feed line over the side of the boat, hand over hand.
Peak: Outer end of the gaff -upper aft corner of a gaff sail.
Pennant: a triangular flag.
PFD: Personal Flotation Devices. Better known as life jackets.
Pay Out: - to feed line over the side of the boat, hand over hand.
Pedestal - A vertical post in the cockpit used to elevate the steering wheel into a convenient position
Pier - A loading platform extending at an angle from the shore.
STARBOARD - The right-hand side of a ship when facing the front or forward end. The starboard side of a ship during darkness is indicated by a green light.
STERN - The bow or rear of the ship; an upright post or bar of the bow of a vessel.
On the one hand this makes for a fast trip-kicking up twin spumes of seawater, the hydrofoil takes only two and a half hours to go 137 miles across the Rio de la Plata, the world's widest river.
In small boats hand power is used; in large vessels, the tiller is moved by means of mechanical appliances.
Tiller Rope - A rope for turning a tiller.
PORT: The left hand side of the boat when you are looking forward.
PORT TACK: Wind across the port side.
POWER BOAT: A boat propelled by mechanical means.
Docking to a Pier: In a low wind situation it is often easier to dock to a pier on the port side if your sailboat has a right-hand prop and to the starboard side if your sailboat has a left-hand prop.
To port arms is to carry weapons in the left hand. Port (larboard) or left side, is an abbreviation of porta il timone (carry the helm). Buoys which mark the port side of a channel are red. Starboard marks are green with sharp.
A sailing vessel of less than 7 metres in length shall, if practicable, exhibit the lights prescribed in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Rule, but if she does not, she shall have ready at hand an electric torch or lighted lantern showing a white light ...
Shore lines might well include any combination of the following types of mooring lines; long dock lines, anchor lines, windlass anchor rode, and or hand winch anchor lines.
Regardless of whether you are new to the pursuit or an old hand at the game, the world of yachting harbours a lexicon as bemusing and alienating as any industry any where in the world.
Deep inhalations and exhalations assist the individual to focus on the task at hand.
"Fully crewed" means there is a full time captain and cook (who are often but not always the owners) on board and sometimes a stewardess or deck hand. It depends on the yacht if a stewardess, deck hand or additional crew are supplied.
Starboard The right hand side of a ship facing forward.
Starboard tack With the wind on the starboard side.
Stem The forward continuation of the keel to which the planking at the fore end of the boat is affixed.
Excess Stock
That portion of stock on hand which is over and above the desired stock level.
Exchange Rate
The rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another, usually expressed as the value of the one in terms of the other.
If done by a light and practised hand this one-part fastening should bode well for the integrity of a clinker hull; I wonder if anyone uses it today? Regrettably my own attempts have proved a complete mess.
Remember as skipper you should always face forward to see where your boat is headed. As you change sides, pass the tiller from hand to hand behind your back. Changing body position and steering a straight course will become easy with some practice.
Starboard - the right hand side of a ship when facing forward.
Swab - an uncomplimentary term for a sailor.
Three sheets to the wind - well and thoroughly drunk.
Starboard: The right hand side of a vessel facing forward.
Steerage:The lowest class accommodations on a passenger ship.
Stern:The rear part of a ship.
The entire ship's company was required to witness flogging at close hand. The crew might crowd around so that the Bosun's Mate might not have enough room to swing his cat o' nine tails.
Taking the wind out of his sails - ...
When standing facing direction of vessel travel, the right hand side.
Stays
Standing rigging that prevents fore-and-aft movement of the masts.
Starboard: The right-hand side of the vessel when facing the bow . Traditionally, it is the side of the ship reserved for the Captain, who took his exercise on the starboard side of the poop deck or quarterdeck.
On the other hand, W believes she will finish more quickly by sailing slightly lower and finishing closer to the leeward end of the line. Since W believes that she is sailing to finish as quickly as possible her course is a proper one also.
PILOT HOUSE: The enclosed area on the deck or bridge from which the vessel is controlled when underway.
PORT: The left-hand side of a vessel.
PORTHOLE: A small, usually circular opening in the side or cabin of the vessel.
On one hand I felt like I had betrayed my boat and crew and on the other I also felt horrible that I was responsible for destroying precious coral.
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Approach dock slowly, and throw engine in neutral or reverse, to drift in the last 10 feet or so. Have crew ready to jump ashore on your command, with mooring line in hand, and have them haul in and belay as soon as they arrive on the dock.
A hoisting machine consisting usually of a vertical mast, a slanted boom and associated tackle; may be operated mechanically or by hand. (back)
dolphin striker ...
In its unusual tripartite way, involving official representatives of government, employer and employee interests, its joint Maritime Commission have had in hand moves on the employment of foreign seafarers to urge the application of minimum labor ...
[During our 4 years with Callipygia, we never saw another boat we'd rather have had.]
35' - 40' on deck. Big enough to be sea-kindly and safe in bad weather, yet small enough for one of us to single-hand if we had to.
Starboard: Right-hand side of a boat or ship
Stay: A line or wire that supports the mast in a direct line from the mast to the bow of a boat
Staysail: A sail that is set on a stay instead of a mast ...
almanac; the Sun, Moon, planets or 57 navigational stars could be used at any time of day or night that the horizon was visible. Quartz clocks and GPS (Global Positioning System) satellites are now utilized but the older devices are kept on hand in ...
 See also: Boat, Hull, Sailing, Right, Sail
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