HEADWAY: The forward motion of a boat. Opposite of sternway.
HEAVE TO: To bring a vessel up in a position where it will maintain little or no headway, usually with the head sail backed and the boat sitting at 90 degrees (beam on) to the wind.
headway
Forward motion of a boat in the water.
heave
To pull on a line. Also to throw a line.
headway - The forward motion of a vessel through the water.
heaving to - Arranging the sails in such a manner as to slow or stop the forward motion of the boat, such as when in heavy seas.
Headway - forward motion
Heave To - to stop a boat and maintain position (with some leeway) by balancing rudder and sail to prevent forward movement, a boat stopped this way is "hove to"
Helm - the tiller or wheel, and surrounding area ...
headway - The forward movement (motion) of the ship through the water.
Headway:
The forward motion of a boat through the water. Opposite of sternway. Heave : (1) To throw, as to heave a line ashore. (2) An upward pull on a line; to lift (3) The rise and fall of a vessel in a seaway.
headway
A boat's forward motion. Compare with sternway.
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HEADWAY - The forward motion of a boat. Opposite of sternway.
HELM - The wheel or tiller controlling the rudder. HELMSPERSON - The person who steers the boat.
HEADWAY - The forward motion of a boat. Opposite of sternway.
HELM - All machinery used to steer vessel.
HELMSPERSON - The person who steers the boat.
Headway - Moving forward
Heel - Sideways learning of a boat due to the wind
High Energy Ignition (HEI) ...
headway: forward movement of a boat the foremost stay supporting the mast. The jib is set on the headstay.
GHOST-To make headway when there is no apparent wind.
GRAB RAIL-Railing, usually on cabin top, used as handhold.
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HEADWAY the forward motion of the ship under power HEAVE vertical motion of the center of the ship HEAVE TO to reduce the power until the ship is just maintaining steerage with little or no headway, e.g.
HEAVE TO - To bring a vessel to a position where she will maintain little or no headway, usually with the bow into the wind or nearly so.
HEEL - The leaning of a vessel to one side such as caused by the wind.
To head to leeward fanning A term used to describe a sailboat making little headway in light air fast or make fast To secure fathom 1.
HEADWAY: The forward motion of a boat. Opposite of sternway.
HEEL: Constant roll angle - such as caused by a side wind or turning of the vessel.
HELM: The wheel or tiller controlling the rudder.
HULL: The main body of a vessel.
GET IN IRONS - A vessel is in irons when she is in the wind's eye, and, having lost all headway, will not go off on either tack.
This is useful in sailboats in conditions too windy to use the sails to maintain a heading, and in motor vessels that are unable to make sufficient headway to maintain steerage.
In Irons - having turned onto the wind or lost the wind, stuck and unable to make headway
Inspection port A watertight covering, usually small, that may be removed so the interior of the hull can be inspected or water removed.
(i) Except for the waters of Delaware's Inland Bays contiguous to incorporated areas, on Delaware waters other than the Atlantic Ocean, no person shall operate a personal watercraft at any speed greater than headway speed unless said personal ...
We eased south on a close reach and once the 440 gathered a bit of headway, it sailed quite nicely. The helm was light and well balanced, the autopilot really wasn't necessary.
Way - Movement of a vessel through the water such as headway, sternway or leeway.
Wheel - device used for steering a boat.
Widow-maker - a term for the bowsprit (many sailors lost their lives falling off the bowsprit while tending sails).
Forward Thinking - This manoeuvre only works well when making headway in forward gear. Very few boats steer well enough in reverse to allow control in a twenty knot crosswind. (If yours does, I would like to hear about it!) ...
WAY - Movement of a vessel through the water, such as headway, sternway, or leeway.
WHARF - A man-made structure bonding the edge of a dock and built along or at an angle to the shoreline, used for loading, unloading, or tying up vessels.
Irons, In: Up in the wind and unable to pay off on either tack. A sailboat that loses headway [and therefore steerageway] when attempting to come about is said to be "in irons" or "in stays".
If a yacht is three sheets to the wind then the sails are not drawing wind and the boat will not make headway (forward progress) but will drift downwind. Sheets might have been let fly, to thrash out of control beneath the flogging sails.
having turned onto the wind or lost the wind, stuck and unable to make headway
Jib
a foresail, a triangle shaped sail forward of the mast ...
Sailing ships are sometimes provided with auxiliary steam propelling machinery of low power to save cost of tugs in getting in and out of harbour, to make headway when becalmed, and to increase the safety of the vessel.
Headway The forward motion of a vessel through the water. Heaving to To slow or stop the forward motion of the boat, such as when in heavy seas. Heavy seas When the water has large or breaking waves in stormy conditions.
You can then tie the tiller or wheel in the best place to maintain this equilibrium. With the rudder pushed hard to starboard and the jib backed, the boat will actually be in a secure position but will make little headway in a 'scalloping' sail ...
The checking of a vessel's headway by means of an anchor and a short cable. The checking of a line or cable from running out by taking a turn about a cleat, bitts, or similar fitting. SNY To twist a plate into an uneven warped shape on a mold.
 See also: Hull, Boat, Forward, Bow, Point
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