Hoisting rope: a special flexible wire rope used for lifting. It is generally six strands with 19 wires in each strand and in most cases having a hemp rope at the center.
Bending and Hoisting the Sails Locate the clew of the mainsail. Starting at the point where the boom connects to the mast, ...
HALYARD: A rope used for hoisting a sail.
HARD CHINE: An abrupt intersection between the hull side and the hull bottom of a boat so constructed.
HATCH: An opening in a boat's deck fitted with a watertight cover.
Hoist Sail: To raise the sail.
Jibe: To turn a boat to take the wind on the other side, with the stern going through the wind.
Hoist - to raise aloft
In Irons - 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 ...
Hoisting of a small sail at the stern of the boat : On a two masted boat, a small sail can be hoisted on the aft mast. This sail can act as a weather vane and help keep the bow pointed into the wind.
hoist - The length of the luff of a fore-and-aft sail, or the space it requires for hoisting. The hoist of a flag is the edge to which the roping is stitched. To raise anything by halyards or tackles.
Hoist:
To lift or raise, such as a sail or a flag.
Hold:
A general name for the spaces below the main deck designated for stowage of general cargo.
hoisting part of the fall, would suspend the weight when hooked to the double blocks; and as much more power being applied as will overcome the friction, would purchase the weight.
hoist
1) Pull up a sail by its halyard. 2) The length of a sail's luff.
holding ground ...
A hoisting machine consisting usually of a vertical mast, a slanted boom and associated tackle; may be operated mechanically or by hand. (back)
dolphin striker ...
To hoist up or down using ropes and slings.
Swivel Gun
Small cannon attached to rail via a swivel mounting.
A sail hoisted from a gaff is called a gaff rigged sail. Any mast may carry a gaff rigged course sail.
A flag hoisted half way up a flagpole. Also see close up.
Athwart, Athwartships
Lying along the ship's width, at right angles to the vessels centerline.
A flag hoisted to the top of a flagpole. Also see "at the dip".
close winded
A boat that is able to sail well into the wind.
A line used to hoist a sail up a mast.
harbour
An anchorage protected from most storms; may be natural or man-made, with breakwaters and jetties.
A line used to hoist sails or flags.
Hanks
Rings or piston hooks by which sails are attach to stays.
A spar hoisted on the aft side of a mast to support the head of a sail, hence gaff-rigged; 2. A spar used to support and spread the head of a sail of four generally unequal sides. A sail so rigged is gaff-headed. 3.
Capstan - A revolving cylindrical device used for heaving in lines or anchors - A vertical, spool-shaped rotating drum around which cable, hawser or chain is wound for hoisting anchors, sails and other heavy weights.
SAIL TRACKS A device fitted on the after side of a mast in which slides, secured to the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail, travel up and down the mast as the sail is hoisted or lowered; used in lieu of mast hoops.
Gunter rig Similar to a gaff rig, except that the spar forming the "gaff" is hoisted to an almost vertical position, extending well above the mast.
Gunwale Most generally, the upper edge of the side of a boat.
When hoisted singly from a ship it means "I am disabled. Communicate with me." ( Kerchove) FCC First Class Charterers F1B F1B Radio transmission designator.
CAPSTAN - A spool-shaped vertical cylinder mounted on a spindle and bearing, turned by means of levers or bars; used for moving heavy loads, such as hoisting anchors., lifting yards or careening vessels.
CAST OFF - To let go.
halyard: rope or wire used for hoisting sails. hanks: metal hooks used to secure a sail to a stay; to hank on a sail is to hook it on a stay using the hanks one of the fittings that attaches the luff of a headsail and a staysail to a stay.
Shake out - to release a reefed sail and hoist the sail aloft
Sheave - the wheel of a block pulley
Sheer strake The topmost planking in the sides, often thicker than other planking.
After sail has been shortened set the mainsail, hoist up the anchor again and thresh her at it. You will observe that she inclines less to the puffs under the pressure of the reduced sail, and that the lee gunwale is always well clear of the water.
davitA small crane used to hoist a boat or dinghy or other object. day sailingTo go sailing for a few hours on a small, open sailboat.
Halyard - A rope or tackle for hoisting or lowering yards, sails, flags, etc.
Hard Alee - The command given to inform the crew that the helm is being turned quickly to leeward, turning the boat windward.
Head - Top part of the sail ...
Halyards - Lines used to hoist or lower sails or flags.
Halyards - lines used to haul up the sail and the wooden spars (boom and gaff) that hold the sails in place.
The simplest of all forms of rigging is the dipping lug, a quadrangular sail hanging from a yard, and always hoisted on the side of the mast opposite to that on which the wind is blowing (the lee side).
DAVITS Curved supports projecting over a vessel's sides, fitted with blocks and tackle for the hoisting-up of boats. DEAD AHEAD Directly ahead. DEAD ASTERN Directly aft.
Yeah, there are many write-ups on rigging up something to hoist someone out of the water etc., but do you really have the time -and the skills? How long is that going to take to set up on a charter boat? Way too long! ...
There are many other cases where oil may be used to advantage -- such as lowering and hoisting boats, riding to a sea anchor, crossing rollers or surf on a bar, and from lifeboats and stranded vessels. Thick and heavy oils are the best.
Outside the harbor, we hoisted the main, unrolled the genoa and ghosted to windward. The 38 kept moving at 2 knots in a virtual calm, tracking nicely and shouldering aside the occasional boat wash without a fuss. Soon the wind strengthened to 8 knots.
Winch - a small horizontal drum device used to assist in hoisting.
Wind scoop - A funnel used to force wind in a hatch and ventilate the below decks area ...
Shake out: To release a reefed sail and hoist the sail aloft.
Sheet: Piece of line fastened to the sail and used to position relative to the wind.
Sheetbend: A knot used to tie two ropes of unequal thickness together.
close up - A flag hoisted to the top of a flagpole. Also see atthedipat the dip.
clove hitch - A type of knot typically used when mooring. It is easily adjustable, but it may work loose.
club - A boom on a jib or staysail.
Halyard: A line used to hoist and hold up a sail.
Head: a) Toilet/Basin/Shower. b) The top corner of a sail that is connected to the halyard.
Header: A wind shift during which the wind enters the boat more forward.
A purchase to increase pulling or hoisting power by means of a rope or line through one or more blocks.
Tang
Flat strap, usually stainless, with holes that allow a fitting to be attached or for it to be bolted or screwed to a spar or to the hull.
Mainsail: The sail hoisted on the after side of the mainmast, pronounced "mains'l."
Make Fast: Action of attaching a line.
Manila: Natural fiber rope, largely supplanted by synthetics.
Marinas may offer a boat hoist well, a type of traveling crane, instead of a more space-wasteful slipway, operated by service center personnel.
Halyard: A line used to hoist and hold up a sail.
Hauraki Gulf: The semi-protected bay northeast of Auckland, New Zealand, where the races for the 1999-2000 Louis Vuitton Cup and America's Cup 2000 take place.
Sling
1) Lines used to hoist heavy or awkward objects. 2) The act of using such lines to hoist heavy or awkward objects. 3) Ropes used to secure the center of a yard to the mast.
Davit Crane for hoisting, lowering and holding boats in position in large vessels.
Dead reckoning The position found by calculation from the course steered and the distance run over time.
The mast at the back of a ship. Since these types of sails are actually sails which are (usually) permanently hoisted, saying "Hoist the mizzenmast" can be looked at as either a surprisingly poetic usage or as just plain wrong.
par-rot
{noun} ...
Halyards: Lines or wire rope used to hoist (or tie) the sails (to the top) of the mast.
Head Up: Turning the bow of the boat towards the eye of the wind.
Head: Top corner of sail. (Where halyard connects to sail) ...
Halyards - Lines used to hoist or lower sails or flags.
Hatch - An opening in the deck for entering below.
Head - A marine toilet. Also the upper corner of a triangular sail.
Sails are hoisted using ropes, which are called halliards. The gaff sail is set with a peak halliard (the zigzag line between the gaff and the mast on the left stamp) and a throat halliard.
HALYARD-A line used to hoist a sail. Also spelled halliard.
HATCH-An opening in a deck with a cover.
HEAD-The upper corner of a sail. Also, a boat's toilet.
Beam or frame that holds the slings vertical when hoisting a load, to prevent damage to cargo. Stability
The capacity of a vessel to return to its original position after having been displaced by external forces.
Steel wire is used for standing and permanent rigging and halyards for hoisting sails. It is very strong, but has little stretch. Inspect wire for corrosion and kinks and keep it well lubricated.
Stowing and Coiling Lines ...
This could be likened to having a sailor run through a particular move in his/her mind. e.g. Hoisting the spinnaker and "see" step by step what happens. They also "see" problems and develop ways of countering those problems.
The jib is hoisted with its leading edge in the groove of the foil"typically only once at the beginning of the sailing season.
Prepare to get underway (engage motor, secure equipment)
Lift the anchor line, pulling the vessel directly above the anchor.
Clear the anchor and hoist.
Properly secure the anchor, chain and line.
The wire rope, rods, lines, hardware, and other equipment that support and control the spars and sails; standing rigging is semi-permanent once set up; running rigging is continually adjusted as the sails are hoisted, doused, trimmed, or reefed.
HALYARD - Line for hoisting sails or flags.
HATCH - A covered opening in the deck.
HEAD - A boat's toilet. Also the upper corner of a triangular sail. The foremost part of a vessel.
HEADING - Direction in which a boat is pointing at a given moment.
HOISTING ROPE - Special flexible wire or nylon rope for lifting purposes.
HOLD - A general name for the large compartments below the main deck designated for stowage of general cargo.
 See also: Boat, Mast, Sail, Sailing, Wind
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