Heavy Weather on Charter
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By heavy weather we mean weather conditions and high winds which cause a boat and crew to depart from their planned track and take evasive action to prevent capsizing and loss of the craft.
heavy weather - Stormy conditions, including rough, high seaseas and strong winds. Probably uncomfortable or dangerous.
heeling error - The error in a compass reading caused by the heel of a boat.
heavy weather - Stormy weather conditions; windy weather; notion of rough seas or dangerous situation.
heel, heeling - To lean to one side; to tip. Also see LIST, ROLL
heeler - A heavy wind puff that makes a boat heel.
Storm sails, set in heavy weather, are a very small mainsail and jib (storm trysail and storm jib).
A topsail is a sail set above another sail.
A staysail is a small sail set inside or below another sail. See staysail.
BARE POLES: To sail under ‘bare poles’ is to proceed, usually in heavy weather, by blowing downwind with no sail set and the engine off.
BATTEN DOWN: Secure hatches and loose objects both within the hull and on deck.
Panting - Describes the pulsating, in and out movement of ship's plating subjected to variations in water pressure, especially during heavy weather as the ship alternately rises and plunges deep into the water.
Deadlight Either a cover clamped over a porthole to protect it in heavy weather or a fixed light set into the deck or cabin roof to provide light below.
Dodger A screen, usually fabric, erected to protect the cockpit from spray and wind.
Sea anchor - A stabilizer deployed in the water for heaving to in heavy weather. It acts as a brake and keeps the hull in line with the wind and perpendicular to waves.
A cover clamped over a porthole to protect it in heavy weather; 2. A fixed light set into the deck or cabin roof to provide light below; 3.
previously held by all competent judges that a mechanicallypropelled life-boat, suitable for service in heavy weather, ...
A vessel will carry herself full of coal and behave herself in heavy weather. But when she comes to be laden with copper ore or lead, a certain amount of ingenuity has to be used in the storage of such heavy cargo to make her seaworthy at all.
This raised section is an important safety feature in heavy weather and keeps errant waves from slopping into the cabin. The cockpit seats are long enough to stretch out on and offer good lumbar support when seated.
Storm jib
Sometimes called a spitfire. A small jib made out of heavy cloth for use in heavy weather. Sometimes brightly colored.
Storm sail
The storm jib and storm trysail. Small sails built from heavy cloth for use during heavy weather.
Having no sails up. In heavy weather the windage of the mast and other spars can still be enough to move the boat.
under the lee
On the lee side of an object, protected from the wind.
Storm sails- Small, strong sails for use in heavy weather.
Stow- To put something in it's place. To store.
T
top
Tack- To sail to windward by alternating courses, staying as close to the wind as possible. To zigzag into the wind.
A very small sail, used in a very heavy weather instead of a mainsail.
tugboat
A small powerful boat used to help move barges and ships in confined areas.
A line of thunderstorms, or other heavy weather, often running parallel to, and ahead of, a cold front.
Stable
A non-convective state in the atmosphere, opposite to unstable.
STORM SAILS-Small sails of heavy canvas for use in heavy weather.
STOW-To put away.
SQUARE SAIL-A rectangular sail attached to a spar suspended at the middle from a mast.
Batten down: To close all openings, such as hatches, and fasten all loose gear, in heavy weather; wooden hatches used to be covered with a tarpaulin, and then fastened with battens and wedges.
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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.
they had long bow overhangs to hand easy at the wharves and prevent loss of life at sea cause by men being washed off the bowsprit when furling heavy sails in heavy weather . The designer of the first schooner of this type was McManus .
Trysail: A triangular loose-footed sail fitted aft of the mast, often used to replace the mainsail in heavy weather.
Upwind: Sailing against the wind at an angle a certain yacht can achieve.
The part of a ship's side that extends above the main deck to protect it against heavy weather. (back)
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Also batten the hatches. To put away all loose objects on the ship and to close all openings, such as ports and hatches, in preparation for heavy weather. Hatches used to be secured with battens.
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Perils of the sea: fortuitous accidents or casualties, peculiar to transportation on a navigable water, such as stranding, sinking, collision of the vessel, striking a submerged object, or encountering heavy weather or other unusual forces of ...
The yawl's mizzen must be strongly stayed so the sail can be set to balance the jib in heavy weather and, in a real gale, to keep the yacht head-to-wind with a sea anchor off the bow.
lowest and largest and often the only sail rigged aft of the main mast, and is controlled along its foot by a spar known as the boom. A sail rigged in this position without a boom is generally called a trisail, and is used in extremely heavy weather.
Particular average only relates to damage and/or expenses which are exclusively borne by the owners of a vessel which has sustained damage as a result of e.g. heavy weather or by the owners of the cargo, which has been damaged in transit.
Heavy weather Stormy conditions, including rough, high seas and strong winds. High tide The point of a tide when the water is the highest. The opposite of low tide. Hitch A knot used to attach a line to a cleat or other object.
Bulwark: A railing around the deck of a boat to keep things from going overboard and the seas from coming aboard - the part of a ship's side that extends above the main deck to protect it against heavy weather.
It also prevents damage to the boat by ground tackle and can help in the retrieval of the ground tackle in heavy weather. (to reduce the snap of the rode when it stretched out)
soggering -- being lazy and unassuming of responsibility ...
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