Heel - a tilt to the side, also know as a list
Heel - a tilt to one side, see List
Hull - the shell of the ship ...
heel
To temporarily tip or lean to one side.
helm
Area of a boat where operational controls are located.
Heel: The tilt of a boat to one side caused by the pressure of wind on the sail. This is the normal, stable position when sailing.
Hoist Sail: To raise the sail.
heel
the lean of a sailboat when sailing; the extent of the tilt of the boat
heel brace ...
Heel- The lateral tilting of a boat in motion, due to wind, sometimes to waves.
Helm- The rudder and the tiller or wheel, used to steer a boat.
Hoist- To haul up, to raise the sail.
Heel - the leeward lean of the boat caused by the winds action on the sails
Hike - leaning out over the side of the boat to balance it
Hoist - to raise aloft ...
Heel Leaning of the boat to one side in response to the wind. A boat may be heeled deliberately by the crew, for example to help the sails to fill and reduce wetted hull area in a light breeze.
HEEL: To tip to one side.
HELM: The wheel or tiller controlling the rudder.
HITCH: A knot used to secure a rope to another object or to another rope, or to form a loop or a noose in a rope.
Heel A list from the upright; the foot of a mast.
Helm The tiller or wheel.
Hitch To make a rope fast to a spar or stay, but not to another rope.
heel rope - The rope by which a running bowsprit or topmast is hauled up or out.
heel, to - To incline, to careen, to list over, to depart from the upright.
height - A distance measured in a vertical direction, as height of freeboard.
Heel:
(1) To lean over to one side, due to wind pressure on the sails or crew on the side; The amount that a boat is tipped over side:to:side, relative to its normal horizontal position.
(2) The after end of a ship's keel.
HEEL-The tilt, tip, listing or laying-over of a boat, usually due to the force of the wind.
HELM-The tiller by which the rudder is controlled.
HULL-The main body of a boat.
heel
1) Tipping caused by the wind. 2) The bottom of a mast; see step.
helm ...
Heel rope -- The rope by which a running bowsprit is hauled out or a topmast lowered.
Hoist -- The length of the luff of a fore-and-aft sail.
Horns -- The projections forming the jaws of gaffs or booms.
HEEL - To tip to one side.
HELM - The wheel or tiller controlling the rudder. HELMSPERSON - The person who steers the boat.
HITCH - A knot used to secure a rope to another object or to another rope, or to form a loop or a noose in a rope.
Heel
The leaning of a vessel to one side such as caused by the wind.
Helm ...
Heel - Sideways learning of a boat due to the wind
High Energy Ignition (HEI)
Helm - A boat's steering area; also the steering gearHelm - Tiller or wheel mechanism by which the boat is steered ...
To obtain the heel produced, the position of the centre of flotation for the intact portion of the water-plane is found, ...
heel: the leeward lean of the boat caused by the winds action on the sails. helm: the tiller or wheel, and surrounding area the device, usually a tiller or wheel attached or connected to the rudder, by which a boat is steered.
Careen - to heel a ship onto one side or the other, usually on a sandy beach, in order to make repairs to the hull or scrape barnacles and sea growth from the hull.
Another method to heel the boat over is to place the weight of a crew member at the end of the boom and swing the boom parallel to the beam.
SHOAL A small of timber or plank placed under the heel of a shore. SHORES Pieces of timber placed in a vertical or inclined position to support some part of a ship, or the ship itself, during construction or while in dry dock.
fiddle -- strip around a table to prevent items from falling off when the boat is at a heel
fishhook -- slang sailing expression for a piece of metal or shroud that cuts or stabs you, the injury usually not discovered until later ...
Feathering - Sailing upwind so close to the wind that the forward edge of the sail is stalling or luffing, reducing the power generated by the sail and the angle of heel. Also known as pinching.
Sampson post - A strong vertical post used to support a ship's windlass and the heel of a ship's bowsprit.
If the lines holding the sail in place are not released, the boat could become hard to control and heel excessively ...
List, Heel, and Roll: Angular transverse inclinations. List describes a static inclination such as list due to side damage.
tabernacle The deck housing (usually a raised socket or post) for the heel of a mast, often pivoted or hinged so that the mast can be lowered when passing under obstructions tack (noun) 1. On a triangular sail, the bottom forward corner. 2.
Heel: The tilting of a boat into an angle whilst it sails
Heeling force: Force that results from the sum of the sideways force and resistance from the keel
Helm: The wheel or tiller through which you control the rudder ...
These twin rudders are really small, and because as you heel one rudder will be well immersed it does not have to be big.
Heel: Leaning of a boat to one side in response to the wind.
Helm: The boat's directional controls, tiller or wheel of a boat.
Hike: Leaning out over the side of the boat to counteract heel.
Hull: The body, or shell of a boat.
This rule applies only to a boat's change of course and not a change of speed or angle of heel or a change in position of her crew or equipment.
When a boat tilts away from the wind, caused by wind blowing on the sails and pulling the top of the mast over. Some heel is normal when under sail.
Heeling Error
The error in a compass reading caused by the heel of a boat.
Watch the direction of their heel (tipping in the wind). This can tell you what a wind will be like when it reaches you. Also, watch for changes in that wind. When sea sailing, the wind can change rapidly.
Letting out the traveler also reduces boat heel and weather helm, the tendency of most sailboats to turn toward the wind with a gust.
Modern designs tend to have a very wide beam and a flat bottom, to provide buoyancy preventing an excessive heel angle. Speeds of up to 35 knots can be attained in extreme conditions.
The pounding felt when going upwind in strong seas almost miraculously disappears and the boat does not heel as much. This is MUCH more comfortable. It's a little bit like "parking" the boat on idle speed.
A strong vertical post used to support a ship's windlass and the heel of a ship's bowsprit. Also called a sampson post. (back)
knee ...
A belt and line used to help a crew hike out beyond the edge of a boat to counteract the boat's heel. Usually used on small vessels for racing.
traveler ...
", push the bow out laterally to point you away from the dock. But be ready with your heel against the dock, to prevent the stern from colliding with the dock as the bow swings out.
Pivoted Sway-Turn ...
Meta-centric Height
The distance between the centre of gravity of a vessel and a fictitious point. If the metra-centric height is zero or negative, the vessel will heel or capsize.
MFAG
See Medical First Aid Guide.
We started to haul in on the windlass and felt the rode draw tight, like a guitar string, and the boat eased ahead. I fired up the engine and raised the main and mizzen to heel the boat.
All sailboats have an optimum angle of heel - the angle at which it is better to reduce sail, rather than to have power spilling out of the rig as the boat is blown over.
When such an operation was to be carried out on a man-of-war it was necessary to have a proper wharf (the right beach might due), a proper turn of the tide, strong points on shore, and strong tackle and many men; all in order to heel the ship over ...
FOREFOOT - A piece of timber at the fore end of the keel, to which the heel of the stem fits.
FOREPEAK - A compartment in the bow of a small boat.
FOREREACH - To shoot ahead in stays.
The higher CE, the more leverage the wind has to heel the boat. When there is more than one sail, CE's will be given on the drawing for each sail plus a combined CE.
 See also: Boat, Hull, Forward, Sail, Deck
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