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.
HOIST: To raise aloft ...
The helmsperson has great visibility, especially when leaning outboard with the tiller extension. There are rails on either side of the cockpit and most 34s come with a frame for a bimini top.
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.
The underwater, movable plate used for steering, and for providing resistance to sideways motion caused by waves and wind. It is being controlled by the helmsman (helmsperson?) with a help of a tiller or a steering wheel.
Rudder Head ...
In some modern ships the wheel is replaced with a simple toggle that remotely controls an electro-mechanical or electro-hydraulic drive for the rudder, with a rudder position indicator presenting feedback to the helmsperson.
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 See also: Boat, Forward, Wheel, Course, Rudder
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