Hiking stick

hiking stick - An extension to the tiller allowing the helmsman to steer while hiking. This may be desired for improved visibility or stability. hitch - A knot used to attach a line to a cleat or other object.

Also hiking stick. An extension to the tiller allowing the helmsman to steer while hiking. Commonly found on racing boats, they can help improve visibility or stability. Time Zone ...

There are some very nice hiking sticks made that extend the scope of the tiller and allow you to sit outboard to windward or leeward. Once anchored your tiller can hinge up and be entirely out of the way.

The rod that turns the rudder to steer the boat when there is no steering wheel. A tiller extension (hiking stick) is a hinged extension on the tiller that permits steering from off to one side.

HIKING STICK - An extension of the tiller that enables the helms man to steer at a distance from it. 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.

device [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] helmsman The member of the crew responsible for steering her or she A nautical pronoun used when referring to a boat hike or hike out To lean or climb out to windward to counteract excessive heeling hiking stick ...

See also: Forward, Boat, Tiller, Hull, Mast